What inspectors cite in hospices
Every federal deficiency on record for 6,577 hospices, with the inspector's own written findings.
Hospices with at least one federal deficiency on record
Excludes the surveyor’s preamble, which is not a finding
Federal surveys carrying at least one deficiency
Lists hospices with at least one federal deficiency. One with nothing cited does not appear.
By state
Where the findings are
Inventories, not rankings: counts are not comparable between states.
| State | Hospices | Deficiencies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2,242 | 26,857 |
| Texas | 887 | 7,998 |
| Arizona | 237 | 2,495 |
| Nevada | 206 | 2,194 |
| Georgia | 196 | 1,754 |
| Michigan | 184 | 2,552 |
| Illinois | 148 | 1,601 |
| Ohio | 146 | 1,499 |
| Pennsylvania | 143 | 1,215 |
| Missouri | 142 | 2,663 |
| Oklahoma | 140 | 1,362 |
| Virginia | 117 | 1,172 |
| Indiana | 111 | 2,157 |
| Louisiana | 104 | 814 |
| South Carolina | 94 | 998 |
| Wisconsin | 91 | 999 |
| Colorado | 89 | 943 |
| Alabama | 85 | 1,079 |
| Kansas | 82 | 854 |
| Iowa | 80 | 1,582 |
| Minnesota | 75 | 482 |
| Massachusetts | 73 | 672 |
| North Carolina | 73 | 907 |
| New Jersey | 59 | 791 |
| Oregon | 58 | 435 |
| Idaho | 53 | 507 |
| Tennessee | 52 | 474 |
| Florida | 51 | 752 |
| New Mexico | 49 | 655 |
| Mississippi | 46 | 431 |
| Washington | 46 | 450 |
| Arkansas | 43 | 512 |
| Utah | 40 | 372 |
| New York | 39 | 1,200 |
| Puerto Rico | 39 | 862 |
| Nebraska | 33 | 289 |
| Montana | 29 | 335 |
| Maryland | 24 | 313 |
| Wyoming | 20 | 286 |
| Kentucky | 19 | 226 |
| Connecticut | 18 | 114 |
| New Hampshire | 18 | 130 |
| Maine | 14 | 168 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 146 |
| North Dakota | 11 | 49 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 132 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 77 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 48 |
| Delaware | 9 | 137 |
| Alaska | 8 | 87 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 80 |
| Vermont | 3 | 17 |
| US Virgin Islands | 2 | 82 |
| Guam | 1 | 40 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 8 |
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from October 1, 2021 to March 25, 2026. The inspectors’ written findings come from a single CMS survey-report extract.
Federal survey findings only. State licensure findings for hospices are not shown.
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