Interim Healthcare Hospice of Columbus
A hospice in Columbus, Ohio 43085
300 W Wilson Bridge Rd, Suite 250, Columbus, Ohio 43085. (614) 880-2929.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 8of 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 27 hospices serving ZIP code 43085 had 4.5.
The last inspection on record was on Feb 22, 2024: 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
3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2024. 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.
Feb 22, 2024: reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner3 deficiencies
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Timeframe for completion of assessment (42 CFR 418.54(b))
The inspectors’ words, 197 words
“It is required that the hospice Interdisciplinary Group, in consultation with the individual’s attending physician (if any), completes an initial comprehensive assessment no later than five (5) calendar days after the election of hospice care, in accordance with CMS §418.24–the elements of the hospice care election statement. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 14 (7%) clinical records reviewed, the agency did not ensure that the initial comprehensive assessment was completed no later than five (5) calendar days after the election of hospice care. Clinical Record 1: The date of election for hospice care was 11/22/2023. The initial nursing assessment was completed on 11/22/2023, and the spiritual care assessment was completed on 11/23/2023. The initial social work assessment was completed on 11/28/2023, with six (6) days outstanding. A clinical record review revealed no documentation explaining the delay in the social work assessment. In an interview on 02/21/2024, the Senior Director of Clinical Services and the Administrator reviewed the record. They stated, “Our social worker usually documents a note when an initial assessment is not done within the first five days, but there is no note for this record.””
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Content (42 CFR 418.104(a)(7))
The inspectors’ words, 166 words
“It is required that a patient clinical record containing past and current findings is maintained for each hospice patient. The record contains correct clinical information that is available to the patient’s attending physician and hospice staff. The record may be maintained electronically or on paper. Each patient’s record includes, at a minimum: physician orders. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 14 (7%) clinical records reviewed, the agency did not ensure that the patient’s clinical record included all physician orders. Clinical Record 8: The patient elected hospice care on 04/06/2022. The nursing visit notes dated 05/30/2023 and 06/01/2023 documented “oxygen continuously at 4 liters.” A review of the clinical record revealed no physician’s orders for oxygen. In an interview on 02/21/2024, the Senior Director of Clinical Services and the Administrator reviewed the record. They stated, “I will speak with the nurse and see if the order is at the facility since it is not in the record.””
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.112(e)(3)(i))
The inspectors’ words, 148 words
“It is required that the designated IDG member provides the SNF/NF or ICF/IDF with the following information for each patient/resident: the most recent hospice plan of care. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review, interview, and observation. In 1 of 1 (100%) home visit observed of a patient residing in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), the agency did not ensure that the most current plan of care was available to the SNF. Home Visit 3/Clinical Record Clinical Record 5: During the home visit with the Registered Nurse (RN) [Personnel Record 7], a review of the patient’s SNF hospice binder revealed the last plan of care provided to the SNF was dated 03/03/2023. In an interview on 02/21/2024, the Senior Director of Clinical Services and the Administrator stated “I will have a staff member take the current plan of care out to the facility today.””
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2024 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Apr 16, 2021.
- 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 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 11.3% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 84.8% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 84% at home, 3% in assisted living, 13% in a skilled nursing facility.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 13.0 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 11.3% |
| Visits near death | 84.8% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Salo Inc. owns 100% directly since May 1, 2020.
- 10 owners or officers are people: Thomas Joseph Dimarco (owns 5% or more through other companies, 71.19%); Christine D Oswald (owns 5% or more through other companies, 13.49%); Christine D Oswald (corporate officer, 13.49%); Anthony Bruno (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Heather Canfield (managing employee (on the payroll)); Dirk N Juschka (managing employee (under contract)); Thomas Joseph Dimarco (corporate officer); Diane S Piccard (corporate officer); Eric J Talbert (corporate officer); Eric J Talbert (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salo Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | May 1, 2020 |
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 8 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 88.75% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 54.1% 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 | 8 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 27 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 43085, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4.5; this one had 3.
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 |
|---|---|
| Interim Healthcare Hospice of Columbus This hospice | 3 |
| Transitions Ohio II LLC | 3 |
| Ohiohealth Hospice With Compassus | 8 |
| Mount Carmel Hospice | 13 |
| Gentiva I | 13 |
| Zusman Community Hospice | 0 |
| Heartland Hospice | 25 |
| Suncrest Hospice | 2 |
| Luminary Hospice | 1 |
| Hospice of Central Ohio | 0 |
| Somc Hospice | 9 |
| Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Ohio | 4 |
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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