Continuum Care Hospice
A hospice in West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893
1350 Division Road Suite 205, West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893. (401) 321-8101.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 3of 5 family caregiver rating
- 10of 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 9 hospices serving ZIP code 02893 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on Sep 25, 2025: a reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
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
5 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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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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.
Sep 25, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care5 deficiencies
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(4))
The inspectors’ words, 161 words
“Upon patient record review, 2 of 19 (Patient #6, 12) did not have evidence the plan of care must include all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions, including medications and treatments. Patient #6: 9/15/25 order coccyx PU (pressure ulcer) Stage 2, cleanse with NS pat dry, cover with Xeroform and 3x3 Alevyn dressing 3x/week and PRN, PRN not qualified. 9/22/25 small open area midline lower back, Cleanse with NS. Apply small amount of barrier cream and cover with 3x3 foam dressing 3x/week and PRN. PRN is not qualified 9/22/25 order obtained to change foley catheter 1x/month and as needed. As needed is not qualified. Patient #12. IDG Care Plan orders for wound care: 9/9/25 left dorsal foot skin tear, skin prep daily and PRN. 8/25/25 Right cheek lesion, apply A and D ointment daily and PRN and right lateral 5th toe, apply A and D ointment daily and PRN. PRN is not qualified.”
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))
The inspectors’ words, 131 words
“Upon client record review, 3 of 19 (Patient #6, 10, 14) did not have evidence that the IDG ensures that the care and services are provided in accordance with the plan of care. Patient #6: SOC 8/13/25 with indwelling catheter in place. 8/13/25 order to insert catheter and change as prescribed ...16 Fr. 10 ml balloon. A new catheter was not inserted. Per staff interview, the order to insert catheter was not the intent, but to maintain existing catheter. Patient #10: 7/9/25 order for Volunteer 3mo1 with order discontinued 7/31/25. Visits made 7/10 and 7/18/25 only. There is no documented effort to restaff, or reschedule same week in accordance with PC.C75 Missed Visits Policy. Patient #14: SC frequency 8/12/25 of every 60 days. Patient was seen 8/2/25 (initial) and revisited 9/12/25.”
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(3))
“Upon patient record review 1 of 19 (Patient #10) did not have evidence that the IDG ensures that the care and services provided are based on all assessments of the patient and family needs. Patient #10: IDG note 7/16 by VC says patient benefits from volunteer companionship support visits and 8/27/25 IDG patient benefits from volunteer companionship support visits yet no evidence IDG ensures needs of patient met as volunteer services were discontinued end of July.”
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Hospice aide assignments and duties (42 CFR 418.76(g)(2))
The inspectors’ words, 118 words
“Upon patient record review 2 of 19 (Patient #3, 4) did not have evidence documentation in the patient record that a hospice aide provides services that are: • Ordered by the interdisciplinary group • Included in the plan of care • Permitted to be performed under state law by such hospice aide • Consistent with the hospice aide training Patient #3: Documented missed Hospice Aide visit 8/23, 9/18/25. There is no documented effort to restaff, or reschedule same week in accordance with PC.C75 Missed Visits Policy. Patient #4: Hospice Aide Freq of 4/week. Missed Hospice Aide visit week of 7/28/25. There is no documented effort to restaff, or reschedule same week in accordance with PC.C75 Missed Visits Policy.”
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Content (42 CFR 418.104(a)(6))
“Upon patient client record review, 4 of 19 (Patient #12, 14, 17, 18) did not have evidence that each patient record contains Advance Directives. Patient #12, 14, 17, 18: Patient identified as DNR in medical record /care plan with no documented evidence of DNR/MOLST form in record.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Dec 14, 2017.
- 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): 11.5 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 7.4% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 92% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 29% at home, 3% in assisted living, 68% in a nursing facility.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 11.5 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 7.4% |
| Visits near death | 92.0% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Care Hospice, Inc. owns 100% directly since Jun 21, 2021.
- 11 owners or officers are people: John B Hunter (owns 5% or more through other companies, 9.42%); Peter M Small (managing employee (under contract)); Jesse Reo Moore (corporate officer); Jesse Reo Moore (managing employee (on the payroll)); Kimberly Moran-Rodriguez (managing employee (on the payroll)); Bart K Valdez (corporate officer); Bart K Valdez (managing employee (on the payroll)); Grant Brown (corporate officer); Grant Brown (managing employee (on the payroll)); Dana K Reid (corporate officer); Dana K Reid (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- A private-equity firm is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care Hospice, Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Care Hospice Acquisition, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Hospice Care Buyer, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Hospice Care Holdings, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Hospice Care Intermediate I, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Hospice Care Intermediate II, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Thl Equity Fund VIII Investors (Hospice Care), L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 29.16% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund VIII, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 27.44% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VIII, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 15.07% | Jun 21, 2021 |
What do families say?
- Family caregivers rate it 3 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 80% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 85% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 99.68% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 69% 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 | 3 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 | 10 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 9 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 02893, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Continuum Care Hospice This hospice | 5 |
| Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care | 15 |
| VNA of Care New England | 5 |
| Visiting Nurse Health and Hospice | 2 |
| Nursing Placement Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC | 16 |
| Beacon Hospice , An Amedisys Company | 10 |
| Gentiva | Not given |
| Harmony Hospice Care LLC | 3 |
| Eden Hospice LLC | 2 |
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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