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Horisun Hospice

A hospice in Lincoln, Nebraska 68510

8055 O St., Ste 300, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510. (402) 484-6444.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. Every month

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 11 hospices serving ZIP code 68510 had 6.

The last inspection on record was on Dec 10, 2024: a recertification inspection by the state.

Source:

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 Dec 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

1 deficiency by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Dec 10, 2024: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency

  • Prevention (42 CFR 418.60(a))

    The inspectors’ words, 557 words

    “Based on record review, policy and procedure review, the observation of the provision of cares, and staff interview, 3 of 5 staff (Staff-E, -G, and -H) observed during the provision of cares to 3 of 4 patients (Patient 1, 2, and 3) failed to perform appropriate hand hygiene, glove use, and/or use of clean bag technique according to the agency policies and procedures to prevent the potential for cross contamination and home care acquired infections. The total sample size was 19. The census was 56. Findings are: A. Review of the agency policy and procedure titled Infection Control, Hand Hygiene, undated, revealed staff were to perform hand hygiene before and after patient contact. B. Review of the agency policy and procedure titled Infection Control, PPE [(personal protective equipment)]/Gloving, undated, revealed staff were to perform hand hygiene prior to donning [(applying)] and removing gloves, and after touching the patient or their surroundings. C. Review of the agency policy and procedure titled Home Care Bag Technique, undated, revealed staff were to wash hands prior to removing any equipment from the bag, remove all necessary equipment from the bag at the start of the visit, and enter the bag as few times as possible. D. Review of Patient 1’s clinical record revealed: 1. Recertification and Plan of Care for the certification period of 10/31/24 through 12/29/24 included orders for Hospice Aide (HA) services 1 time per week for 8 weeks. 2. The Hospice Aide Plan of Care dated 12/3/24, included tasks of bathing and personal cares. E. Review of Patient 2’s clinical record revealed: 1. Recertification and Plan of Care for the certification period of 11/5/24 through 1/3/25 included orders for Skilled Nurse (SN) 2 times per week for 9 weeks, for patient assessment. 2. The Comprehensive Plan of Care dated 10/29/24 included orders for SN to perform wound care. F. Review of Patient 3’s Initial Plan of Care for the certification period of 9/23/24 through 12/21/24 included orders for SN 1 time per week for 12 weeks, for patient assessment. G. The observation of the provision of HA services on 12/4/24 at 9:00 AM, by Staff-E to Patient 1, revealed Staff-E failed to perform hand hygiene when removing gloves and prior to applying clean gloves, and between clean and dirty tasks on four occasions while providing a bed bath to the patient. H. The observation of the provision of SN services and wound care on 12/4/24 at 10:45 AM, by Staff-G to Patient 2, revealed Staff-G failed to sanitize hands: 1. after removing a soiled dressing from the patient’s right heel wound and prior to applying clean gloves; and 2. after placing a barrier under the patient’s foot wound, removing gloves, and prior to applying clean gloves. I. The observation of the provision of SN services on 12/5/24 at 10:45 AM, by Staff-H to Patient 3, revealed the Staff-H failed to sanitize hands after touching the patient and the patient’s surrounding during the SN assessment, and prior to entering the clean supply bag to retrieve equipment on four separate occasions. J. During an interview on 12/10/24 at 8:00 AM, the Administrator confirmed Staff-E, -G, and -H failed to perform appropriate hand hygiene, glove use, and/or use of clean bag technique according to the agency policies and procedures, to prevent the potential for cross contamination and home care acquired infections.”

    Rule L0579. Standard-level.

The one inspection in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Dec 10, 2024Recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Jul 22, 2004.
  • Ownership: for-profit.
  • No deficiency or on record in the last three years.
Source:

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.
Source:

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): 16.5 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 8.5% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 97.3% of patients who died.
  • Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 35% at home, 43% in assisted living, 22% in a skilled nursing facility.
Source:

CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis provider
Nurse care minutes per routine home care day16.5 min
Skilled nursing minutes at weekends8.5%
Visits near death97.3% of patients who died

Who owns it?

  • 8 owners or officers are people: Susan Kay Burkey (owns 5% or more directly, 47.5%); Bob J Bleicher (owns 5% or more directly, 47.5%); Nancy Hulewicz (owns 5% or more directly, 5%); Nancy Hulewicz (managing employee (on the payroll)); Susan Kay Burkey (corporate officer); Susan Kay Burkey (managing employee (on the payroll)); Bob J Bleicher (corporate officer); Bob J Bleicher (managing employee (on the payroll)).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.

What do families say?

  • Family caregivers rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 89% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 91% would definitely recommend it.
  • CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 9 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); 72.6% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
Source:

CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Ratings and measures, as published
MeasureRating
Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 54 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 threshold9 of 10

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 11 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 68510, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 1.
Source:

CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

The 11 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 68510
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Eventide Hospice1
Chi Health at Home - Lincoln2
Horisun Hospice This hospice1
St. Croix Hospice20
Aseracare Hospice6
Heartland Hospice (Lincoln)9
Gentiva I10
Brookestone Home Health & Hospice0
Hillcrest Hospice11
St. Croix Hospice6
Peaceful Hearts Hospice, LLC11

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.

From the hospice

The public record above comes first. Anything the hospice adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.

Replies

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Paid listing

None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the hospice”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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