Amedisys Hospice
A hospice in Kansas City, Missouri 64133
6601 Winchester, Suite 230, Kansas City, Missouri 64133. (816) 478-8900.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026. We couldn’t read Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ list since Oct 27, 2026: qcor.cms.gov now refuses our reader. This record is as of then.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 10of 10 CMS’s Hospice Care Index
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean2
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 45 hospices serving ZIP code 64133 had 7.
The last inspection on record was on Aug 22, 2024: an initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Aug 22, 2024: initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care12 deficiencies
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Primary/Alternate Means for Communication (42 CFR 418.113(c)(3))
“Upon observation, there was no evidence the Emergency Plan communication plan must includes a primary and alternate means for communicating with State emergency management agencies. Corrected on site.”
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(6))
The inspectors’ words, 92 words
“Upon patient record review, 1 of 14 (Patient #13) did not have evidence in the patient record that a review was completed of all prescription and non-prescription medications, including herbal remedies that could affect drug therapy. This review includes, but is not limited to: • Effectiveness of drug therapy • Drug side effects • Actual or potential drug interactions • Duplicate drug therapy • Drug therapy currently associated with laboratory monitoring Patient #13: Medication profile dated 12/30/2023 included Gavalax 17Gm 2x per day per instructions po. No evidence of instructions for use.”
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))
The inspectors’ words, 188 words
“Upon patient record review, 4 of 14 (Patient #1, #11,#13,#14:) did not have evidence in the patient record that the hospice has developed an individualized written plan of care for each patient. The plan of care must reflect patient/family goals and interventions based on the problems identified in the initial, comprehensive, and updated comprehensive assessments. The plan of care must include all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions. Patient #1: Identified on SN SOC assessment with seizures. No evidence on the POC of problem/goals/interventions of neuro/seizures. Corrected on site. Patient #11: Identified on SN SOC assessment patient has trilogy ventilator. On psychosocial eval noted needs help with DNR and funeral planning. No evidence on POC for problem/goals/interventions for Ventilator use, DPOA and Funeral planning. Patient #13: SN SOC assessment identified Braden score 14- moderate risk for pressure ulcer, and fall risk score of 18>10- high risk of falls. No evidence on POC for problem/goals/interventions for skin/integrity at risk for pressure ulcer and safety/fall risk. Patient #14: Patient on O2 therapy, no evidence on POC for problem/goals/interventions for use of oxygen.”
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(4))
“Upon patient record review, 1 of 14 (Patient #13) did not have evidence the plan of care must include all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions, including medications and treatments. Patient #13: Order dated 12/30/2023 included Gavalax 17Gm 2x per day per instructions po. No evidence of instructions for use.”
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Prevention (42 CFR 418.60(a))
“Upon observation, there was no evidence the hospice follows acceptable standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases, including standard precautions. Patient # 1: Nurse touched patient trying to awaken patient and got into clean area of bag without using hand sanitizer. Patient #2: Nurse touched patient, adjusting oxygen nasal prongs on face prior to use of sanitizer. After sanitizing and starting patient care, got back into clean bag with out cleansing hand prior.”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 283 words
“Upon patient record review, 7 of 14 (Patient #2,#3,#5,#7, #8,#12,#14) did not have evidence in the patient record that hospice aide assignments and duties are: • Assigned to a specific patient by a registered nurse that is a member of the interdisciplinary group • Written patient care instructions for a hospice aide must be prepared by a Registered Nurse who is responsible for the supervision of a hospice aide as specified under paragraph (h) of 418.76 • There is evidence in the patient record that the plan of care; indicate what tasks are to be done by the Aide and the frequency of these tasks. The use of “PRN” or “per patient choice”, for any task, whether personal care or non-personal care tasks, are not acceptable Patient #2: Patient identified on SN SOC as high fall risk. No evidence on the Aide POC/Assignment sheet of at risk for falls. Corrected on site. Patient #3: Comprehensive POC identifies patient at risk for falls. No evidence on the Aide POC/Assignment sheet of at risk for falls. Corrected on site. Patient #5: Patient identified on SN SOC as fall risk. No evidence on the Aide POC/Assignment sheet of at risk for falls. Corrected on site. Patient #7: Comprehensive POC identifies patient at risk for falls. No evidence on the Aide POC/Assignment sheet of at risk for falls. Corrected on site. Patient #8: Comprehensive POC identifies patient at risk for falls. No evidence on the Aide POC/Assignment sheet of at risk for falls. Corrected on site. Patient #12: Patient receiving O2 therapy as of 2/8/2024. No evidence on aide POC/assignment of O2 precautions. Patient #14: Patient receiving O2 therapy, no evidence on aide POC/assignment of O2 precautions.”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(2))
“Upon patient record review 1 of 14 (Patient #11) did not have evidence documentation in the patient record that a hospice aide provides services that are: • Ordered by the interdisciplinary group • Included in the plan of care • Permitted to be performed under state law by such hospice aide • Consistent with the hospice aide training Patient #11: Order 6/21/2024 included HHA visits 1x week. No evidence of a visit or missed visit for weeks of 6/30, 7/1, and 7/14/2024.”
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Supervision of hospice aides (42 CFR 418.76(h)(1))
“Upon patient record review 1 of 14 (Patient #8) did not have evidence documentation in the patient record that a Registered Nurse made an on-site visit to the patient’s home no less frequently than every 14 days to assess the quality of care and services provided by the hospice aide and to ensure that services ordered by the hospice interdisciplinary group meet the patient’s needs. Patient #8: First Aide visit occurred 7/9/2024. No evidence of supervisory visits until 7/31/2024 (22 days).”
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Role (42 CFR 418.78(b))
“Upon observation, there was no evidence volunteers are used in day to day direct patient care roles.”
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Level of activity (42 CFR 418.78(e))
“Upon observation, there was no evidence the annual report documents the use of volunteers providing day to day administrative and/or direct patient care services in an amount that, at a minimum, equals 5 percent of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees and contract personnel. Per annual evaluation for 2023, year end obtained 3.94 % of total care hours.”
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Content (42 CFR 418.104(a)(6))
“Upon patient client record review, 1 of 14 (Patient #4) did not have evidence that each patient record contains Advance Directives Patient #4: Record documented DNR status, no evidence of DNR paperwork in record. Corrected on site (staff went to patient home and obtained).”
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.112(e)(3))
“Upon patient record review, 3 of 14 (Patient #1,#2,#10) did not have evidence that the hospice provided the following information: • Hospice election form. Patients #1,#2,#10: No evidence in Facility clinical records of an Election of benefit. Corrected on site.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2024 | Initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care | 12 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Oct 21, 2012.
- Ownership: for-profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency or CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3. on record in the last three years.
CMS, Hospice General Information. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who does the caring?
- From Medicare claims (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024): 19 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 13.4% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 96.3% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 66% at home, 14% in assisted living, 20% in a nursing facility.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 19.0 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 13.4% |
| Visits near death | 96.3% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Compassionate Care Hospice Group Inc. owns 100% directly since Jun 13, 2011.
- 12 owners or officers are people: Marcus Macip (corporate officer); Kimberly Seymour (corporate officer); Bridget R Kaigler (managing employee (on the payroll)); Bridget R Kaigler (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joni Babineaux (corporate officer); Christopher P Trimble (managing employee (under contract)); Kristina J Braud (managing employee (on the payroll)); Kristina J Braud (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jo Anne Koehler (managing employee (on the payroll)); Jo Anne Koehler (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeanne Shingleton (corporate officer); Joshua Lee Proffitt (corporate officer).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Amedisys Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Amedisys Hospice, L.L.C. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Compassionate Care Hospice Group Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jun 13, 2011 |
| Amedisys Holding LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 1, 2019 |
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- In CMS’s survey of family caregivers (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 93% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 96% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 100% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 87.8% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Hospice Care IndexCMS’s Hospice Care Index, 0 to 10 (higher is better): a point for each of ten measures from Medicare claims on which the hospice meets CMS’s threshold | 10 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 45 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 64133, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 12.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Amedisys Hospice This hospice | 12 |
| Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care | 10 |
| Saint Luke’s Hospice | 0 |
| Gentiva | 8 |
| One Community Hospice | 11 |
| Catholic Community Hospice | 10 |
| Aquinas Hospice of Missouri | 14 |
| Hospice Care of VNA | 4 |
| Advanced Home Health and Hospice Kansas City | 8 |
| Monarch Hospice & Palliative Care | 1 |
| Residential Hospice of Missouri, LLC | 8 |
| Hospice the University of Kansas Health System | 23 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- CMS ended its Special Focus Program for hospices with serious problems on Feb 14, 2025, so no hospice is marked as one.
- Hospice quality measures have a gap from October 2025: CMS replaced its patient assessment then, and public results from the new one (HOPE) are expected around November 2027.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Provider Data (252m-zfp9).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR hospice inspection reports (Hospice Survey Reports - Oct 2021 through Sep 2026.xlsx).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice All Owners (e983965e-1603-4cb8-82b5-c40090e380d1).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Enrollments (25704213-e833-4b8b-9dbc-58dd17149209).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice ZIP Data (95rg-2usp).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the hospice
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Replies
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Paid listing
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