Enhabit Hospice
A hospice in Nashville, Tennessee 37214
53 Century Blvd., Suite 170, Nashville, Tennessee 37214. (615) 889-3357.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 9of 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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 12 hospices serving ZIP code 37214 had 2.
The last inspection on record was on Jul 1, 2026: a complaint 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
1 deficiency 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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| 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.
Jul 16, 2025: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 352 words
“Based on policy review, medical record review, and interview, the agency failed to maintain a system of communication and integration in accordance with the hospice’s own policies and procedures by failing to ensure clinical notes were documented in a timely matter for 2 of 10 (Patient #8 and #14) patients reviewed. The findings included: Review of the agency’s “Discipline-specific Documentation,” policy dated 3/11/2025, revealed, “...Direct-care staff members should document services and treatments delivered while in the patient’s home or place of residence, whenever possible. For visits performed during business hours, visits should be completed and synched by 10:00 PM on the same day of service delivery...” Review of the medical record revealed Patient #8 was admitted to the agency on 5/3/2025 with diagnoses including Terminal Atherosclerotic Heart Disease. Review of the skilled nursing note dated 5/23/2025, revealed the visit began at 3:39 PM. The visit was documented as completed on 5/25/2025 at 10:20 AM.Review of the social worker note dated 6/6/2025, revealed the visit began at 10:33 AM. The visit was documented as completed on 6/8/2025 at 8:25 AM.Review of the social worker note dated 6/13/2025, revealed the visit began at 10:01 AM. The visit was documented as completed on 6/15/2025 at 10:59 PM.Review of the skilled nursing note dated 6/20/2025, revealed the visit began at 10:13 AM. The visit was documented as completed on 6/23/2025 at 9:39 AM.Review of the skilled nursing note dated 6/25/2025, revealed the visit began at 10:17 AM. The visit was documented as completed on 6/27/2025 at 10:30 AM. Review of the medical record revealed Patient #9 was admitted to the agency on 7/16/2024 with diagnoses including Terminal Atherosclerotic Heart Disease.Review of the skilled nursing note dated 5/16/2025, revealed the visit began at 8:44 AM. The visit was documented as completed on 5/19/2025 at 6:05 AM. During an interview on 7/15/2025 at 3:40 PM, the Branch Director stated, “...It is not the norm for the staff to chart their findings late, but there are sometimes it can’t be avoided. I do expect the staff to chart while in the patient’s residence or at least within 24 hours...””
All 3 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Complaint inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Recertification inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Jun 16, 2010.
- 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): 13.8 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 6.9% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 91% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 41% at home, 53% in assisted living, 5% in a nursing facility, 2% 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 | 13.8 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 6.9% |
| Visits near death | 91.0% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Caresouth HHA Holdings, LLC owns 100% directly since Dec 1, 2016.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Evan D. Bertrand (corporate officer, 0%); Sterling I Barrett (managing employee (under contract)); Lisa M Arbuckle (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Julie A. Farmer (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Ginger M Day (managing employee (on the payroll)); Dale R Clift (corporate officer, 0%); Dale R Clift (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Sean P Richardson (corporate officer); Melinda K. Lokey (corporate officer, 0%).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caresouth HHA Holdings, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Enhabit Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Mar 7, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Holds 5% or more security interest | 100% | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Advanced Homecare Management LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Anchor Parent, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Caresouth Health System Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Anchor Midco, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Anchor Topco, LP | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 15, 2026 |
| Kinderhook Capital Fund 8, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 34.52% | May 15, 2026 |
| Kinderhook Capital Fund 8-B, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 29.14% | May 15, 2026 |
| Stepstone K Strategic Opportunities Fund V, L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.27% | May 15, 2026 |
| Pacific Life Insurance Company | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.27% | May 15, 2026 |
| Enhabit Holdings, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | Jul 1, 2022 |
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: 9 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 100% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 63.3% 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 | 9 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 12 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 37214, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Caris Healthcare | 2 |
| Enhabit Hospice This hospice | 1 |
| Heart and Soul Hospice LLC | 7 |
| Alive Hospice Inc. | 16 |
| Gentiva | 20 |
| Highpoint Hospice | 1 |
| Gentiva II | 12 |
| Aveanna Hospice | 1 |
| Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Nashville. | 3 |
| Adoration Hospice | 2 |
| Amedisys Hospice Care | 2 |
| Shalom 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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