Best Home Health & Hospice LLC
A hospice in Evanston, Wyoming 82930
105 Yellow Creek Road, Evanston, Wyoming 82930. (307) 789-2899.
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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
- 8of 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 4 hospices serving ZIP code 82930 had 0.5.
The last inspection on record was on Mar 6, 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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 30, 2024: recertification inspection by the state1 deficiency
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Hospice multiple locations (42 CFR 418.100(f)(1)(i))
The inspectors’ words, 338 words
“Based on observation, medical record review, patient interview, staff interview, and review of State Agency correspondence, the agency failed to gain approval from Medicare before providing hospice care and services to Medicare patients at a multiple location for 2 of 3 active patients (#2, #3). The findings were: Observation during a home visit on 8/27/24 at 10:30 am with RN #2 and patient #3 showed routine hospice care was provided to the patient and his/her family. Observation on 8/27/24 at noon showed the agency had an additional location in Rawlins, Wyoming (WY) that operated as part of the Evanston, Wyoming location. Review of the medical record for patient #2 showed s/he had elected hospice care on 7/20/24, lived in Rawlins, WY, had received hospice care and services from the agency and was a Medicare beneficiary. Review of the medical record for patient #3 showed s/he had elected hospice care on 8/19/24, lived in Rawlins, WY, had received hospice care and services from the agency and was a Medicare beneficiary. Interview with patient #3 during a home visit on 8/27/24 at 10:40 am confirmed s/he had received nursing care and home health aide services under the agency’s hospice program. Interview with the hospice administrator on 8/26/24 at 1:55 pm confirmed the agency provided hospice services in Rawlins, WY and there were 3 active hospice patients residing at that location. Interview with Registered Nurse #2 on 8/27/24 at 11:45 am confirmed she worked for the hospice and utilized the Rawlins, WY office to conduct hospice business. Interview with office staff #1 on 8/27/24 at 12:16 pm confirmed she worked out of the Rawlins office and conducted hospice business from that office. Interview with the Director of Nursing on 8/29/24 at 10:20 am verified the Evanston location provided the required support to the Rawlins location as required. Review of State Survey Agency correspondence showed no evidence the hospice had submitted a CMS-855 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Area Contractor (MAC) for a multiple location in Rawlins, WY.”
All 2 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | Recertification inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Recertification inspection by the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Dec 27, 2004.
- 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): 10.2 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 3.7% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 84% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 98% at home, 2% in a skilled nursing facility, 1% in a hospital.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 10.2 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 3.7% |
| Visits near death | 84.0% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- Sycamore Ridge Capital Partners LLC owns 100% directly since Jul 11, 2018.
- The Provident Bank runs it.
- 17 owners or officers are people: Gokce Kabatepe (owns 5% or more through other companies, 25%); Faith Isbecer (owns 5% or more through other companies, 8.75%); John E Neal (owns 5% or more through other companies, 7.5%); William H Hilarides (owns 5% or more through other companies, 5%); Gregory M Paul (owns 5% or more through other companies, 5%); Ercument Kocer (managing employee (on the payroll)); William H Hilarides (corporate director); William H Hilarides (runs it (operational or managerial control)); John E Neal (corporate director); John E Neal (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Gokce Kabatepe (corporate director); Benjamin R Fehr (corporate officer); Benjamin R Fehr (corporate director); Benjamin R Fehr (managing employee (on the payroll)); Benjamin R Fehr (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Gregory M Paul (corporate director); Gregory M Paul (runs it (operational or managerial control)).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Ridge Capital Partners LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Skywalker Global Investments Ltd | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 30% | Jul 11, 2018 |
| The Provident Bank | Holds 5% or more of the mortgage | 28.6% | Sep 30, 2018 |
| Istanbul Portfoy Yonetimi As | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 10% | Jul 11, 2018 |
| A&c Horn Tr 06241987 | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5% | Jul 11, 2018 |
| The Provident Bank | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Sep 30, 2018 |
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: 8 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); 40% 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 | 8 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 4 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 82930, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 0.5; 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 |
|---|---|
| Best Home Health & Hospice LLC This hospice | 1 |
| Intermountain Health Hospice - Salt Lake | Not given |
| Symbii Hospice | 0 |
| Cowboy Cares Home Health & Hospice | 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.
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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From the hospice
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Replies
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Paid listing
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