Doctor's Choice Palliative and Hospice Care Inc
Long Beach, California · CCN B21790
3605 Long Beach, Suite 226
48 federal deficiencies across 2 surveys, February 27, 2025 to April 11, 2025.
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-level612.5%
- 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-level4287.5%
- 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
ACHC.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- L0553Review of the Plan of Care2
- L0500Patients' Rights1
- L0503Notice of Rights and Responsibilities1
- L0504Notice of Rights and Responsibilities1
- L0506Exercise of Rights/Respect for Proprty/Person1
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2025 | Initial with CCN | 1 | — |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Reaccreditation | 47 | 6 |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from February 27, 2025 to April 11, 2025. 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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