A Path of Care Hospice V, LLC
A hospice in Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096
1315 N Washington Ave, Ste C2, Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096. (580) 248-1405.
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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
- 7of 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 9 hospices serving ZIP code 73096 had 6.
The last inspection on record was on Jul 29, 2025: a recertification inspection by the state.
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 Jul 2025. 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 29, 2025: recertification inspection by the state3 deficiencies
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Timeframe for completion of assessment (42 CFR 418.54(b))
The inspectors’ words, 114 words
“Based on record review and interview, the hospice failed to ensure completion of the initial spiritual assessment no later than 5 calendar days after the election of hospice care for one (Patient #2) of 16 patients. Findings:Patient #2A review of the clinical record showed an election of the hospice benefit on 05/20/25 with no completion of the initial spiritual assessment from 05/20/25 to 06/21/25 (32 days after the election of the hospice benefit.) Documentation showed no patient or caregiver refusal of the initial spiritual assessment.On 07/29/25 at 1:00 pm., Staff A stated the initial spiritual assessment for Patient #2 was not completed within the first five days of the election of the hospice benefit.”
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Supervision of hospice aides (42 CFR 418.76(h)(1)(i))
The inspectors’ words, 377 words
“Based on record review and interview, the hospice failed to ensure supervisory aide visits were completed every 14 days for two (Patient #1 and 10) of 16 patients. Findings:Patient #1A review of the plan of care dated 04/21/25 to 06/19/25 showed a hospice aide frequency of three visits per week for eight weeks and two visits for one week. A review of the clinical record showed the following:A supervisory aide visit was completed on 05/20/25 for the week of 05/18/25 to 05/24/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 05/21/25 and 05/23/25 for the week of 05/18/25 to 05/24/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 05/27/25, 05/28/25 and 05/30/25 for the week of 05/25/25 to 05/31/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 06/02/25, 06/04/25 and 06/06/25 for the week of 06/01/25 to 06/07/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 06/09/25, 06/11/25 and 06/13/25 for the week of 06/08/25 to 06/14/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 06/16/25 and 06/18/25 for the week of 06/15/25 to 06/19/25.No supervisory aide visits were performed from 05/21/25 to 06/19/25 (30 days after the last supervisory aide visit.)Patient #10A review of the plan of care dated 11/15/25 to 01/13/25 showed a hospice frequency of one visit per week for one week, three visits per week for eight weeks and one visits per week for one week. A review of the clinical record showed the following:A hospice aide visit was completed on 11/15/25 for the week of 11/15/25 to 11/16/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 11/25/25, 11/27/25 and 11/29/25 for the week of 11/24/25 to 11/30/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 12/02/25, 12/04/25 and 12/06/25 for the week of 12/01/25 to 12/07/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 12/09/25, 12/11/25 and 12/13/25 for the week of 12/08/25 to 12/14/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 12/16/25, 12/17/25 and 12/20/25 for the week of 12/15/25 to 12/21/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 12/23/25, 12/25/25 and 12/27/25 for the week of 12/22/25 to 12/28/25.Hospice aide visits were completed on 12/30/25, 01/02/25 and 01/03/25 for the week of 12/29/25 to 01/04/25.A supervisory aide visit was completed on 01/08/25 for the week of 01/05/25 to 01/11/25 (53 days with no supervisory aide visits.)On 07/29/25 at 1:29 pm., Staff A stated the supervisory aide visits for Patients #1 and 10 were not completed every 14 days.”
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Level of activity (42 CFR 418.78(e))
“Based on record review and interview, the hospice failed to ensure volunteers provided services that equaled 5% of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees for 2024. Findings:A review of volunteer records and hours showed the hospice volunteers provided services that equaled 0.00% of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees for 2024. On 07/28/25 at 3:20 pm, Staff A stated the hospice volunteer services did not provide 5% of the total patient care hours of all paid hospice employees for 2024.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | Recertification inspection by the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Nov 11, 2005.
- 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): 17.2 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 5.2% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 85.7% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 27% at home, 73% in assisted living.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 17.2 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 5.2% |
| Visits near death | 85.7% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Home Health Holdings LLP owns 100% directly since Oct 21, 2023.
- 3 owners or officers are people: Brian G Birdwell (managing employee (under contract), 100%); Stephanie Shoaf (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); John Kelly (corporate officer, 100%).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Health Holdings LLP | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Oct 21, 2023 |
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: 7 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 0% 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 | 7 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 9 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 73096, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; 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 |
|---|---|
| A Path of Care Hospice V, LLC This hospice | 3 |
| Russell-Murray Hospice, Inc. | 13 |
| Good Shepherd Hospice, Inc. | 11 |
| Traditions Health of Elk City | 6 |
| Traditions Health of Woodward | Not given |
| Traditions Health of Edmond | Not given |
| Shepherd Home Health & Hospice, LLC | 1 |
| Elk City Comforting Hands Hospice LLC | 8 |
| Acg Hospice III | 5 |
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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