St Joseph Hospice LLC
A hospice in North Augusta, South Carolina 29841
802 E Martintown Road, Ste 101, North Augusta, South Carolina 29841. (803) 349-8070.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 6of 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 23 hospices serving ZIP code 29841 had 6.5.
The last inspection on record was on Sep 19, 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
4 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 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 19, 2025: recertification inspection by the state4 deficiencies
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Names and Contact Information (42 CFR 418.113(c)(1))
“Based on document review and staff interview, the Hospice failed to include current contact information for staff and volunteers in its Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP). The findings included:On 09/17/2025, a review of the Hospice’s EPP revealed contact information for the current staff and volunteers was not included in the EPP.On 09/17/2025, at 1:44PM, an interview with the Administrator (ADM) was conducted. The ADM attested that there was no contact information for current staff in the EPP.”
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Emergency Officials Contact Information (42 CFR 418.113(c)(2))
The inspectors’ words, 121 words
“Based on document review, and interview, the Hospice failed to update the Emergency Preparedness Program (EPP) with current contact information for County emergency preparedness staff. The findings included:On 09/16/2025, a review of the Hospice’s EPP revealed that contact information for local emergency management staff was not updated for 3 of 6 counties served.On 09/16/2025, a review of the EPP revealed that information for local law enforcement was not updated for 5 of 6 counties served.On 09/17/2025, a review of EPP policies revealed that #3.1, #3.2, #3.3, and #3.4 were last reviewed and/or revised over 2 years ago. On 09/17/2025, at 1:44PM, an interview with the ADM was conducted. ADM attested that the EPP policies have not been updated in a while.”
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Training (42 CFR 418.100(g)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 103 words
“Based on document review and interview, the Hospice failed to provide required training for 9 of 11 staff (employees, contract, and volunteers). The findings included:On 09/17/2025, a review of personnel files revealed certificates for orientation training did not include the hospice philosophy of care.On 09/18/2025, at 9:57AM, an interview was conducted with the Medical Director (MD). MD stated he had no training on hospice philosophy of care when he started working with the Hospice. On 09/19/2025, an interview with Administrator (ADM) and Clinical Manager in-training (CMT) was conducted. Both ADM and CMT attested that the hospice philosophy was not included in the orientation.”
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.112(e)(3))
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“Based on observation, record review and staff interview, the hospice failed to provide required information to the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) for 1 of 1 patient home visits that resided in a SNF. The findings included:On 09/17/2025, a home visit was observed for patient #1. A review of patient #1 medical record at the SNF revealed that no plans of care (POC) and no recertification of terminal illness (RTI) were found in Patient #1 electronic medical record.On 09/19/2025, an interview with Administrator (ADM) and Clinical Manager in-training (CMT) was conducted. Both ADM and CMT attested that patient #1 POC and RTI were not provided to the SNF.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | Recertification inspection by the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Apr 30, 2013.
- 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): 9.8 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 3.2% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 95.2% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 72% at home, 25% in assisted living, 3% in a skilled nursing facility.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 9.8 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 3.2% |
| Visits near death | 95.2% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Scga Hospice Investments LLC owns 100% directly since Apr 15, 2026.
- 11 owners or officers are people: Karen Key (managing employee (on the payroll), 75%); Charles D Dees (managing employee (under contract), 25%); Yosef Manne (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Naftali Friedman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 5%); Chaim Dov Winter (owns 5% or more through other companies, 5%); Menachem Winter (owns 5% or more through other companies, 5%); Karen Key (corporate officer); Karen Key (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Yosef Manne (corporate officer); Crista A Obermoeller (corporate officer); Crista A Obermoeller (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scga Hospice Investments LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| 1026 Enterprises II LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 37.5% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| 10-26 Nationwide Tr | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 35% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Ym Holdings, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 10% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Jb Ancillary Holdings, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 10% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Cdw Investments LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Mm Acquisitions LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| NDF Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5% | Apr 15, 2026 |
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: 6 of 10 (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 | 6 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 23 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 29841, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6.5; this one had 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospice LLC This hospice | 4 |
| Hospice Services of SC, LLC | Not given |
| Trinity Hospice | 1 |
| Medical Services of America Hospice | 0 |
| Crescent Hospice | 12 |
| Regency Southerncare | 18 |
| Enhabit Hospice | 7 |
| Georgia Hospice Care | 1 |
| Affinis Hospice, LLC | 3 |
| Helping Hands Hospice | 8 |
| Medical Services of America Hospice-Columbia | 12 |
| Agape Care South Carolina II | 6 |
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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