Ambercare Hospice Inc
Albuquerque, New Mexico · CCN 321538
2129 Osuna Road NE
7 federal deficiencies across 3 surveys, August 25, 2023 to June 20, 2024.
Excludes the inspector’s preamble, which is not a finding
Federal surveys with at least one deficiency
Findings against a Condition of Participation — a compliance grade, not a measure of harm
What level the findings sit at
- Condition-level228.6%
- The agency was out of compliance with a federal Condition of Participation — a requirement it must meet to take part in Medicare at all.
- Standard-level571.4%
- A requirement within a Condition of Participation. The Condition itself was not cited.
These are compliance grades, not harm grades: how deep in the regulation a finding sits, not whether anyone was harmed.
Who conducted the surveys
State Agency.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- L0500Patients' Rights2
- L0512Rights of the Patient2
- L0546Content of Plan of Care1
- L0670Clinical Records1
- L0701Use & Maintenance of Equipment & Supplies1
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | Complaint | 2 | 1 |
| May 9, 2024 | Complaint | 2 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Recertification | 3 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
CMS publishes written findings for 5 of the 7 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from August 25, 2023 to June 20, 2024. 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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