Providence Hospice LLC
A hospice in Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730
500 Lakeshore Pkwy, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730. (803) 818-6955.
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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 15 hospices serving ZIP code 29730 had 6.
The last inspection on record was on Mar 15, 2024: 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 Mar 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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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.
Mar 15, 2024: reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care5 deficiencies
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(6))
The inspectors’ words, 199 words
“Upon patient record review, 2 of 19 (Patient #12, 14) did not have evidence in the patient record that a review was completed of all prescription and non-prescription medications, including herbal remedies that could affect drug therapy. This review includes, but is not limited to: • Effectiveness of drug therapy • Drug side effects • Actual or potential drug interactions • Duplicate drug therapy • Drug therapy currently associated with laboratory monitoring Pt #12- Reviewed medications from AL orders - No evidence of hospice documentation on MAR for potassium chloride ER - on facility MAR order start date was 11/28/23. Facility MAR states Tylenol 325 mg give 2 tablets by mouth 2 times a day for pain. Agency’s MAR states Tylenol 325mg 2 tab oral every 4 hours as needed for pain. (Corrected on site) Pt #14- Hospice Medication profile states Ativan 1 mg tab 1 tab every 2 hours as needed for agitation/restlessness/ and anxiety. Pt’s prescription and bottle of Ativan states Ativan 1 mg po 2 times a day as needed for anxiety. MiraLax also on Medication profile. Patients son states the nurse told him to stop this 3 months ago which he did. (Corrected on site)”
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))
The inspectors’ words, 97 words
“Upon patient record review, 1 of 19 (Patient #7) did not have evidence in the patient record that the hospice has developed an individualized written plan of care for each patient. The plan of care must reflect patient/family goals and interventions based on the problems identified in the initial, comprehensive, and updated comprehensive assessments. The plan of care must include all services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions. Pt # 7 - No evidence of care planning, goals or interventions related to patient with a foley catheter in patient record”
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Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c)(4))
The inspectors’ words, 242 words
“Upon patient record review, 4 of 19 (Patient #7, 8, #12, #14) 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. Pt #7 - Patient has a foley catheter. No evidence of an order for the foley catheter or changes to the catheter on the plan of care. Pt #8 - No evidence of diet change order on 3/12/24 from soft to pureed (Corrected on site) No evidence of order in patient record for med tech to take BP twice a day and call hospice for a systolic BP over 160. 2/12/24 (Corrected on site) Pt #12- Reviewed medications from AL orders - No evidence of hospice documentation on MAR for potassium chloride ER - on facility MAR order start date was 11/28/23. Facility MAR states Tylenol 325 mg give 2 tablets by mouth 2 times a day for pain. Agency’s MAR states Tylenol 325mg 2 tab oral every 4 hours as needed for pain. (Corrected on site) Pt #14- Hospice Medication profile states Ativan 1 mg tab 1 tab every 2 hours as needed for agitation/restlessness/ and anxiety. Pt’s prescription and bottle of Ativan states Ativan 1 mg po 2 times a day as needed for anxiety. MiraLax also on Medication profile. Patients son states the nurse told him to stop this 3 months ago which he did. (Corrected on site)”
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))
“Upon client record review, 1 of 19 (Patient #1) did not have evidence that the IDG ensures that the care and services are provided in accordance with the plan of care. Pt #1 - Per plan of care, physician to be notified of missed visits however, there was no evidence in patient record that the MD was notified when the aide missed a visit on 2/19/24. (Corrected on site)”
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Volunteers (42 CFR 418.78)
“Upon personnel record review, 1 of 16 (Personnel #14) did not have evidence the individual who supervises volunteers is qualified by meeting the hospice’s policies and procedures and/or job description criteria and is a designated hospice employee. #14 - Volunteer coordinator job description states a Bachelor’s degree is required. No evidence in personnel file that employee had a degree. States staff member did not finish college. (Corrected on site - signed new job description)”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2024 | Reaccreditation inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Apr 7, 2011.
- 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): 11.3 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 7.3% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 98.9% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 53% at home, 36% in assisted living, 8% in a skilled nursing facility, 2% elsewhere.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 11.3 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 7.3% |
| Visits near death | 98.9% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Sip Care Services, LLC owns 99.5% directly since Dec 30, 2021.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Johnnie Garmon (owns 5% or more through other companies, 9.75%); Romin Shah (owns 5% or more through other companies, 9.75%); Johnnie Garmon (corporate director); Johnnie Garmon (managing employee (on the payroll)); Todd Squilanti (corporate officer); Melanie Coates (corporate director); Gina Wallace (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Robin Walton (managing employee (on the payroll)); Michelle Bailey (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sip Care Services, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 99.5% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Sip Care (Itc) Intermediate Holdings, Ll | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 99.5% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Sip Care (Itc) Holdings, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 99.5% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Intandem Capital Opportunities Fund, LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 34.93% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Intandem Capital Partners Fund II, LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 34.93% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Sft Private Equity LLC (2016) | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.73% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Gothic Corporation | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.8% | Dec 30, 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 84% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 90.43% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 78.8% 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 15 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 29730, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; 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 |
|---|---|
| Interim Health Care of the Triad, Inc. | 5 |
| Providence Hospice LLC This hospice | 5 |
| Hospice and Community Care | 6 |
| Riverview Hospice and Palliative Care,llc | 4 |
| Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region | 9 |
| Hospice of Lancaster & the Piedmont | Not given |
| Agape Care South Carolina II | 6 |
| Medical Services of America Hospice of the Upstate | Not given |
| Pruitthealth Hospice- Columbia | 5 |
| Kindred Hospice | 6 |
| Crescent Hospice, Inc. | 10 |
| Patriot 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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