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Zenith Palliative Care Inc.

A hospice in Houston, Texas 77036

8700 Commerce Park Dr Suite 219, Houston, Texas 77036. (346) 204-5046.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.

The last 24 months 4 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. Every month

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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 95 hospices serving ZIP code 77036 had 5.

The last inspection on record was on Jul 11, 2025: an initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.

Source:

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 Jul 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.

4 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Jul 11, 2025: initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care4 deficiencies

  • Content of plan of care (42 CFR 418.56(c))

    The inspectors’ words, 98 words

    “Upon patient record review, 1 of 14 (Patient #3) 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. Patient #3: The patient’s hospice diagnosis was Cerebral Infarction, but there was no care plan documented for assessment or interventions for Neuro issues.”

    Rule L0545. Standard-level.

  • Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))

    “Upon patient record review, 1 of 14 (Patient #11) did not have evidence that the IDG ensures that the care and services are provided in accordance with the plan of care. Patient #11: The plan of care dated 03-05-25 and 03-18-25 indicated MSW and Spiritual care were ordered once per month. There was no evidence of visits by the MSW or Chaplain in March.”

    Rule L0555. Standard-level.

  • Content (42 CFR 418.104(a)(2))

    The inspectors’ words, 177 words

    “Upon patient record review, 4 of 14 (Patient #3,#5,#9,#13) did not have evidence that each patient record contains: • Signed copies of the notice of patient rights in accordance with 418.52 • Signed election statement in accordance with 418.24 Patient #3: On the Informed Consent/Election of Hospice Benefits signed 10-18-24, there was no evidence of a date for the start of care. Additionally, the Required Signatures for Election of the Hospice Benefit was incomplete with no evidence of an NPI or Address for the chosen attending physician. Patient #5: There was no evidence the Informed Consent/Election of Hospice Benefit signed 11-19-24 included the address or NPI of the chosen attending MD. Additionally, there was no evidence the Required Signatures for Election of the Hospice Benefit signed 11-19-24 contained a start date. Patient #9: There was no evidence the Informed Consent/Election of Medicare Benefits included start date. Patient #13: There was no evidence of an address or NPI number for the chosen attending physician was documented on the Required Signatures for Election of the Hospice Benefit signed 11-01-24.”

    Rule L0673. Standard-level.

  • Administration of drugs and biologicals (42 CFR 418.106(d)(1))

    The inspectors’ words, 103 words

    “Upon patient record review, 6 of 14 (Patient #1,#6,#7,#8,#10,#14 ) did not have evidence in the patient record that the interdisciplinary group, as part of the review of the plan of care, determines the ability of the patient and/or family to safely self-administer drugs and biologicals to the patient in his or her home. If the patient and/or family are not capable of safely administering drugs and biologicals in the home, the hospice must address this issue in the patient’s plan of care. Patient #1,#6,#7#8,#10,#14: There was no documented evidence the IDG assessed the ability of the patient or family to administer medications.”

    Rule L0692. Standard-level.

The one inspection in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 11, 2025Initial inspection by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care4 deficiencies cited

Is it certified?

  • Medicare-certified hospice since Jun 30, 2021.
  • Ownership: for-profit.
  • No deficiency or on record in the last three years.
Source:

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.
Source:

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): 8.8 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 1.8% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 60% of patients who died.
  • Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 100% at home.
Source:

CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis provider
Nurse care minutes per routine home care day8.8 min
Skilled nursing minutes at weekends1.8%
Visits near death60.0% of patients who died

Who owns it?

  • 5 owners or officers are people: Nnamdi Ofodike (owns 5% or more directly, 100%); Nnamdi Ofodike (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Aaliya Amer (managing employee (under contract)); Uduehi Idiakheua (managing employee (on the payroll)); James Anibogu (managing employee (on the payroll)).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.

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: 7 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
Source:

CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Ratings and measures, as published
MeasureRating
Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 5Not 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 threshold7 of 10

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 95 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 77036, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 4.
Source:

CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.

The 95 hospices CMS lists serving ZIP code 77036
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
St. Gabriel HospiceNot given
Bluevine Hospice11
Zenith Palliative Care Inc. This hospice4
A & S Hospice and Palliative Care LLC11
Care 4 U Hospice and Palliative Care Inc.0
Pdsf Hospice & Palliative Care Inc.1
Triage Hospice LLC6
Lg Palliative and Hospice LLC0
New Vision Palliative & Hospice Care, LLCNot given
Memorial HealthNot given
Veteran Memorial Hospice6
Star Hospice Care Inc.Not given

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.

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.

From the hospice

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Replies

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Paid listing

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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