Hospice Compassus- Mississippi
A hospice in Mc Comb, Mississippi 39648
119-D West Presley Blvd, Mc Comb, Mississippi 39648. (601) 250-0884.
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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.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 4of 5 family caregiver rating
- 10of 10 CMS’s Hospice Care Index
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- 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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 10 hospices serving ZIP code 39648 had 0.
The last inspection on record was on Jul 2, 2026: a reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner.
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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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.
Jul 2, 2026: reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner1 deficiency
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Prevention (42 CFR 418.60(a))
The inspectors’ words, 586 words
“It is required that the hospice follows accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable disease, including the use of standard precautions, such as: hand hygiene. This standard was not met as evidenced by document review, interview, and observation. Agency policy #IPC.11_A2, “Infection Control: Bag Technique and Standard Precautions” (last reviewed 09/19/2025) stated in part, “Hand Hygiene: appropriate hand hygiene is the gold standard and primary method of basic infection control practice. Hand hygiene is divided into two (2) aspects: a. Hand washing using soap and water; b. use of alcohol-based hand gel (sanitizer) when soap and water are not available or feasible for use. When to wash hands with soap and water: after using gloves. When to use hand gel (sanitizer): before direct patient contact and after direct patient contact; before donning gloves and after removing gloves;... after contact with body fluids where they are not visibly soiled; moving between clean and contaminated body surfaces/sites; after contact with inanimate objects in the patient’s environment.” In 1 of 4 (25%) home visits observed, the agency did not ensure that hand hygiene was performed correctly when indicated in accordance with the agency’s policy. HOME VISIT 2/CLINICAL RECORD 10: During the home visit with the Hospice Aide (HA) [Personnel Record 11]on 06/30/2026, the HA placed their nursing bag on the patient’s couch on barriers, went to the bathroom, and washed their hands using the patient’s bar soap, rinsed their hands, but did not dry them. The HA left the water on to warm it for the patient’s bath. The HA returned to the bathroom to check the water, used the bar soap, washed their hands a second time, and air-dried them. The HA returned to the living room, donned gloves, and informed the patient that the water was not warming up. The HA called the Registered Nurse (RN) for instructions because the water could not be warmed on the stove or microwave. The HA doffed their gloves and removed another pair from the pocket; several gloves fell onto the floor. The HA picked up the gloves and threw them away. During this, the HA’s keys fell out of the pants pocket onto the floor. The HA picked up the keys and put them back into their pocket without cleaning them. The HA returned to the bathroom, washed their hands with the bar soap, then rinsed and turned off the water with their wet hands. The HA returned to the living room and informed the patient that the water was still cold. The patient insisted that they needed a bath today and that using wipes would work. The HA had moved the box of gloves from the barrier/bag area to the bathroom for use. The HA assisted the patient to the bathroom. The HA washed the patient’s arms and torso, dried them, and applied lotion. The HA shaved the patient, then removed the soiled gloves and donned clean gloves without using hand hygiene. The HA cleaned a large loose bowel movement with wipes, removed the soiled gloves and donned clean gloves without using hand hygiene, and then cleaned the Foley catheter. The HA washed the patient’s legs, perineal area, and buttocks and applied lotion. The HA removed the soiled gloves and donned clean gloves without using hand hygiene. The HA transferred the patient from the bathroom to the living room. During a joint document review and interview on 06/30/2026, the Director of Clinical Operations agreed that the staff did not follow the hand hygiene policy.”
All 3 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Complaint inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Complaint inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Oct 14, 1998.
- 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): 13.3 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 7.2% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 95.8% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 61% at home, 15% in assisted living, 23% 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 | 13.3 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 7.2% |
| Visits near death | 95.8% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Community Hospices of America, LLC. owns 100% directly since Dec 22, 2014.
- 6 owners or officers are people: Lucius M Lampton (managing employee (under contract)); Russell G Adkins (corporate officer); Melissa D Renfroe (managing employee (on the payroll)); David F Grams (corporate officer); Laura A Templeton (corporate officer); Laura A Templeton (runs it (operational or managerial control)).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compassus Parent, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Fc Compassus LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 22, 2014 |
| Compassus Holdings, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Clp Healthcare Services LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 22, 2014 |
| Community Hospices of America, LLC. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 22, 2014 |
| Compassus Intermediate, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Ti V Asc Compassus Investment Aggregator LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 99% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Ascension Towerbrook Healthcare Opportunities LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 49.5% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Ascension Capital, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 49.48% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Ascension Health Alliance | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 49.48% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Towerbrook Investors V (Onshore) LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 29.75% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Ti V Compassus Investment Aggregator, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 14.14% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Towerbrook Investors V (892), L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 14.14% | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Washington State Investment Board | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.24% | Dec 31, 2019 |
What do families say?
- Family caregivers rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 86% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 88% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 98.88% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 78.2% 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 | 4 of 5 |
| 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 10 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 39648, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 0; this one had 1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hospice Compassus- Mississippi This hospice | 1 |
| Enhabit Hospice of Southwest Mississippi | 0 |
| Arden of Central Mississippi, LLC | 0 |
| Gentiva | 14 |
| Gentiva Hospice | 4 |
| Mid Delta Hospice South, Inc. DBA Bristol Hospice - Brookhaven | 0 |
| Compassus-Mid-Mississippi | 2 |
| St Luke Home Health and Hospice | 0 |
| Dignity Hospice LLC | 0 |
| Deaconess Hospice | 0 |
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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