Allied Services Hospice LLC
A hospice in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411
100 Abington Executive Park, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411. (570) 341-4320.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 4of 5 family caregiver rating
- 9of 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 13 hospices serving ZIP code 18411 had 1.5.
The last inspection on record was on Oct 1, 2024: 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
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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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 10, 2024: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Essential Electrical Systems – Generator or Alternate Source (42 CFR NFPA 101)
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to maintain the emergency generator which serves the entire center. Findings include:1. Observation on July 10, 2024, at 10:45 a.m., revealed the facility’s emergency generator lacked a remote emergency stop station, located externally from the generator. Exit interview with the Facilities Manager and Assistant VP of Facilities on July 10, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., confirmed the lack of the generator emergency stop station.”
Jun 28, 2024: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Dispensing of drugs and biologicals (42 CFR 418.106(c))
The inspectors’ words, 411 words
“Based on review of hospice policy/procedure and documentation, and based on interview with the Executive Director (ED (Administrator)-Employee #14), Inpatient Unit Director (IPU Director-Employee #15), Director of Nursing (DON-Employee #16) and the Clinical Director (CD-Employee #17), the hospice failed to ensure documentation was maintained which provided evidence IPU narcotic counts were completed in accordance with hospice policy/procedure for two (2) of two (2) IPU’s. (Scranton and Meade St. (Wilkes-Barre) IPU’s) Findings include: On June 27, 2024 at approximately 10:07 AM, review of hospice policy IU-11.0, titled “Inpatient Unit Pharmaceutical Services, Medication Administration and Storage revealed the following under “Procedure”: 5. The inpatient unit provides accountability for patient’s drugs and biologicals including... a. Accounting for all drugs... c. Narcotic counts which occur at the change of each shift occur using the Hospice IPU Narcotic Count by Shift sheet... On June 25, 2024 at approximately 11;20 AM, review of Scranton IPU “Hospice IPU Narcotic Count by Shift” sheet documentation failed to reveal that staff initials/signature had been entered under the “;Oncoming” and/or “;Outgoing” columns on the following shifts and dates in 2024: -8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Shift: January 2, February 4 and 29, March 7, 15 and 24, April 19, and May 23, 24 and 27, 2024; and -4:00 PM to12:00 AM Shift: January 21, February 4 and 7, March 11, May 7 and 24, 2024. On June 26, 2024 at approximately 9:01 AM, review of Meade St. IPU “Hospice IPU Narcotic Count by Shift” sheet documentation failed to reveal that staff initials/signature had been entered under the “;Oncoming” and/or “;Outgoing” columns on the following shifts and dates in 2024: -12:00 AM to 8:00 AM Shift: January 1, 9, 14 and 31, February 24, March 15, April 7, 11, 21 and 25, May 10, 20 and 23, June 8 and 11, 2024; -8:00 AM to 4:00 PM: January 11, 16 and 26, February 9, 11, 18 and 23, April 11, 17 and 26, May 13 and 17, and June 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 19 and 24, 2024; and -4:00 PM to 12:00 AM: January 3, 5, 8, and 10, February 18, March 13, 27 and 31, April 26, May 15 and 21, and June 3, 2024. During interview conducted on June 28,, 2024 at approximately 3:20 PM, the ED, IPU Director, DON and CD confirmed narcotic count documentation had not been completed in accordance with hospice policy/procedure for the Scranton and Meade St. IPU’s for the above referenced shifts and dates.”
All 4 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2024 | Recertification inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Recertification inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Nov 17, 2015.
- Ownership: non-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): 16.8 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 10.6% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 97.7% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 53% at home, 5% in assisted living, 28% in a nursing facility, 2% in a skilled nursing facility, 1% in a hospital, 8% in an inpatient hospice, 3% elsewhere.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 16.8 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 10.6% |
| Visits near death | 97.7% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Allied Health Care Services owns 100% directly since Jul 1, 2023.
- Allied Services Foundation runs it.
- 13 owners or officers are people: Kenneth J Krogulski (corporate officer); Kenneth J Krogulski (corporate director); Martin Moran (managing employee (under contract)); Louis Denaples (corporate officer); Louis Denaples (corporate director); Laura Marion (managing employee (on the payroll)); Christina Mueller (corporate director); William P Conaboy (corporate officer); William P Conaboy (corporate director); Jill Murray (corporate officer); Jill Murray (corporate director); Michael E Avvisato (corporate officer); Jay Brislin (corporate director).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Care Services | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Allied Services Foundation | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jul 1, 2023 |
What do families say?
- Family caregivers rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 87% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 89% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 9 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 87.5% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 58.5% 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 | 9 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 13 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 18411, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1.5; this one had 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| Allied Services Hospice LLC This hospice | 2 |
| Guthrie Hospice | 0 |
| Residential Healthcare of NE Pa, LLC | 8 |
| Hospice of the Sacred Heart | 15 |
| Compassus - Allentown | 1 |
| Compassionate Care Hospice of Northwestern Pennsylvania, LLC | 0 |
| Pathways Healthcare | 5 |
| Home Health Care Professionals and Hospice | Not given |
| Traditional Hospice | 0 |
| Serenity Hospice | 1 |
| Revolutionary Hospice | 11 |
| Personal Home Healthcare and Hospice | 1 |
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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