Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas, Inc.
Fort Smith, Arkansas · CCN 041502
3600 Wheeler Ave Ste 2
14 federal deficiencies across 2 surveys, April 19, 2024 to May 13, 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
- Standard-level14100.0%
- 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
- L0531Content of Comprehensive Assessment2
- L0539Approach to Service Delivery2
- L0543Plan of Care2
- L0545Content of Plan of Care2
- L0549Content of Plan of Care2
Survey record
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | Recertification | 7 | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Recertification | 7 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
CMS publishes written findings for 7 of the 14 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from April 19, 2024 to May 13, 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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