Harbor Hospice of South San Antonio LP
A hospice in San Antonio, Texas 78248
15714 Huebner Road, Suite 2b2, San Antonio, Texas 78248. (210) 481-0500.
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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
- Not available 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 63 hospices serving ZIP code 78248 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on Sep 26, 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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2024. 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.
Sep 26, 2024: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))
The inspectors’ words, 482 words
“Based on record review and interview the agency failed to provide social work to Pt #1 and nursing services to Pt #3 as ordered in the plan of care for 2 of 7 records reviewed. Failure to provide SW services to Pt #1 resulted in no assessments for her psychosocial status, safety concerns, monitoring for abuse/neglect and to provide referrals as appropriate. Failure to ensure the plan of care for Pt #3 was reviewed and skilled nurse frequencies were ordered correctly caused confusion among agency staff. Findings Included: Review of the clinical record for Pt #1 revealed a start of care date of 06/17/2023 with a terminal diagnosis of Alzheimers Disease. Review of the POC (plan of care) for the certification period 06/11/2024 – 08/09/2024 included order: Orders/Treatments: Medical Social Worker; 1 m 3 m 3 (one time per month for 3 months times 3 months) + 3 PRN. Review of the visit notes revealed no SW visits were conducted from 06/11/2024 – 08/09/2024. Surveyor conducted an interview on 09/24/2024 at 11:20 a.m. with the Administrator. The clinical record for Pt #1 was reviewed. Surveyor requested documentation of SW visits or missed visits for review. An interview was conducted on 09/25/2024 at 9:35 a.m. with the Administrator. Administrator stated after some research it was determined the SW visits were not conducted. Administrator stated the agencys SW had just resigned and they were trying to find a new SW. Review of the clinical record for Pt #3 revealed a start of care date of 11/05/2023 with a diagnosis of cancer. Review of the POC for the certification period 11/05/2023 – 01/06/2024 revealed orders; Orders/Treatments: Skilled Nursing; 1 d 4 wk (once per day for 4 weeks) + 6 prn. Beginning on 11/05/2023 – Ending on 12/2/2023. Review of skilled nurse visit notes revealed visits were conducted on 11/05/2023, 11/06/2023, 11/11/2023, 11/12/2023, 11/13/2023, 11/20/2023, and 11/30/2023. Surveyor conducted an interview on 09/24/2024 at 3:13 p.m. with the Administrator. The clinical record for Pt #3 was reviewed. Administrator confirmed the orders were 1 d 4 wk + 6 PRN. Administrator stated, I dont know why it is written that way”, and felt the frequency was written incorrectly. Surveyor requested documentation of additional skilled nurse visits or missed visit documentation for review. Surveyor conducted an interview on 09/25/2024 at 9:35 a.m. with the Administrator. Administrator stated he and the ASN reviewed the clinical record for Pt #3 and determined the skilled nurse order was written incorrectly and should have been once per week + 6 PRN. Surveyor asked if the order was written incorrectly, why the order was not corrected. Administrator stated he did not know. Review of the agencys online policy and procedure manual revealed a policy titled, “;THE PLAN OF CARE, Policy No. 2-44.1, Revised May 2024”, which read “;The care provided to the patient must be in accordance with the plan of care.””
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2024 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Sep 7, 2015.
- 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?
- CMS hasn’t published nursing time from Medicare claims for this hospice.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Arfeen Properties, L.P. owns 99% directly since Sep 24, 2012; Hhcs Managers LLC owns 1% directly since Sep 24, 2012.
- 4 owners or officers are people: Qamar U Arfeen (owns 5% or more through other companies, 50%); Kelley L Arfeen (owns 5% or more through other companies, 50%); Karen Carter (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Cynthia Allen (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arfeen Properties, L.P. | Owns 5% or more directly | 99% | Sep 24, 2012 |
| Hhcs Managers LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 1% | Sep 24, 2012 |
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- CMS gives no Hospice Care Index for this hospice.
CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 63 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 78248, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; 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 |
|---|---|
| Harbor Hospice of North San Antonio LP | 10 |
| Harbor Hospice of South San Antonio LP This hospice | 1 |
| A & Z Health Care LLC | 13 |
| Sacred Heart Enterprises, P.C. | 2 |
| Harbor Hospice of Central San Antonio LP | 9 |
| Christus VNA Hospice San Antonio | 0 |
| Vitas Healthcare of Texas LP | 3 |
| Gentiva | 10 |
| Amedisys Hospice of San Antonio | 14 |
| Elara Caring | 0 |
| Alamo Hospice | 25 |
| Compassus - San Antonio | 4 |
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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