Constellation Hospice
A hospice in Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
1929 Gregory Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. (513) 504-4987.
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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
- Not available 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 16 hospices serving ZIP code 45206 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on Dec 5, 2024: an initial 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 Dec 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.
Dec 5, 2024: initial inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner3 deficiencies
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))
The inspectors’ words, 191 words
“It is required that each patient’s individualized written plan of care identifies planned interventions based on problems identified in the initial and updated comprehensive assessments. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 14 (7%) clinical record reviewed revealed that the agency did not ensure that each patient’s individualized plan of care identified planned interventions based on problems identified in the initial and updated comprehensive assessments. Clinical Record 2: The patient’s election of the hospice benefit was dated 08/29/2024 with a primary and secondary diagnosis of Heart Failure, Atrial Fib, Edema, HTN, Venous Insufficiency, and Dementia. The Plan of Care (POC) dated 08/29/2024 to 11/26/2024 included the medication Eliquis (anticoagulant) 5mg twice daily. The patient has a diagnosis of Dementia and was a high fall risk on the care plan AEB: The MAHC-10 (fall risk assessment) performed 08/29/2024 score was (8) eight (anything greater than a (4) four is at risk). The POC did not include bleeding precautions. In an interview on 12/04/2024, the Administrator/Registered Nurse (RN) stated that the bleeding precaution was missed as the focus was on the overall care plan.”
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Prevention (42 CFR 418.60(a))
The inspectors’ words, 220 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 and hand hygiene. This standard was not met as evidenced by document review and observation. In 1 of 3 (33%) home visit observations, the agency did not ensure that accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases, including standard precautions and hand hygiene, were followed. Document 1: The agency’s policy read in part, “ When the visit is completed, reusable equipment will be cleaned using alcohol, soap, and water, or other appropriate solution, hands will be washed, and equipment and supplies will be returned to the bag. Hands will be decontaminated before returning clean equipment to bag.” (Bag Technique) (November 2023). Home Visit 3: A home visit (Home Visit 3) with the Registered Nurse (RN) (Personnel Record 3) on 12/04/2024, the RN was observed using the thermometer and blood pressure cuff. The RN cleaned each piece of equipment with an alcohol pad and did not perform hand sanitation before placing the equipment back in the bag. In an interview on 12/05/2024, the Registered Nurse (RN) (Personnel Record 3) admitted to being nervous during the observation and not performing hand hygiene before placing clean equipment back in the nursing bag.”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 221 words
“It is required that hospice aides are assigned to a specific patient by a registered nurse who is a member of the Interdisciplinary Group. Written patient care instructions for a hospice aide are prepared by a RN who is responsible for the supervision of the hospice aide. This standard was not met as evidenced by clinical record review and interview. In 1 of 14 (7%) clinical record reviews revealed that the agency did not ensure written patient care instructions for a hospice aide were prepared by a RN who was responsible for the supervision of the hospice aide. Clinical Record 2: The patient’s election of the hospice benefit was dated 08/29/2024 with a primary and secondary diagnosis of Heart Failure, Atrial Fib, Edema, HTN, Venous Insufficiency, and Dementia. The Plan of Care (POC) dated 08/29/2024 to 11/26/2024 included the medication Eliquis (anticoagulant) 5mg twice daily. The patient has a diagnosis of Dementia and was a high fall risk AEB: The MAHC-10 (fall risk assessment) performed 08/29/2024 score was (8) eight (anything greater than a (4) four is at risk). The aide care plan included instructions to shave the patient’s chin but did not include bleeding precautions. In an interview on 12/04/2024, the Administrator/Registered Nurse (RN) stated that the bleeding precaution was missed as the focus was on the overall care plan.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2024 | Initial inspection by the Community Health Accreditation Partner | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Dec 13, 2024.
- CMS doesn’t list its type of ownership.
- 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?
- CMS hasn’t published nursing time from Medicare claims for this hospice.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- CRH Capital Holdings LLC owns 32% directly since Dec 8, 2023; Juniper Capital Associates LLC owns 22.5% directly since Dec 8, 2023; Ysro Trust owns 9.5% directly since Dec 8, 2023; Cedar HILL Capital Associates LLC owns 9.5% directly since Dec 8, 2023; Oak Management Capital LLC owns 9.5% directly since Dec 8, 2023; Ig Trust owns 2% directly since Dec 8, 2023.
- 12 owners or officers are people: Yitzchok Steg (owns 5% or more through other companies, 33%); Yitzchok Steg (corporate officer, 33%); Shayna Steg (owns 5% or more through other companies, 33%); Chaim Hertanu (owns 5% or more through other companies, 32%); Nathan Lefkovitz (owns 5% or more directly, 7.5%); Yehuda Kramer (owns 5% or more directly, 7.5%); Ilana Ostreicher (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6%); Michelle Ostreicher (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6%); David Ostreicher (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6%); Marc Ephram Ostreicher (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6%); Susan Ostreicher (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6%); Barbara Hardyman (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- 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 |
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| CRH Capital Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 32% | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Juniper Capital Associates LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 22.5% | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Ysro Trust | Owns 5% or more directly | 9.5% | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Cedar HILL Capital Associates LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 9.5% | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Oak Management Capital LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 9.5% | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Ig Trust | Owns 5% or more directly | 2% | Dec 8, 2023 |
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- CMS gives no Hospice Care Index for this hospice.
CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 16 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 45206, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 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 |
|---|---|
| Starshine Hospice of Childrens Hospital | Not given |
| Constellation Hospice This hospice | 3 |
| Hospice of Cincinnati, Inc. | 16 |
| Heartland Hospice (Cincinnati) | 12 |
| Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Ohio | 4 |
| Crossroads Hospice of Cincinnati, LLC | Not given |
| Hospice of Southwest Ohio, Inc. | 0 |
| Crossbridge Hospice | 5 |
| Avalon Hospice | 6 |
| Affinity Care of Ohio LLC | 1 |
| Hospice of Dayton | 7 |
| Bella Care 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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