Guiding Light Hospice
Elko, Nevada · CCN 291554
2315 North 5th St
29 federal deficiencies across 4 surveys, November 3, 2021 to July 23, 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-level310.3%
- 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-level2689.7%
- 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
- E0001Establishment of the Emergency Program (EP)2
- E0007EP Program Patient Population2
- E0016Hospice Follow Up for Staff2
- E0024Policies/Procedures-Volunteers and Staffing2
- E0026Roles Under A Waiver Declared by Secretary2
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2025 | Recertification | 13 | 2 |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Recertification | 12 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Complaint, Recertification | 2 | — |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Complaint, Recertification | 2 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Read all 14 findings in full →
CMS publishes written findings for 14 of the 29 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from November 3, 2021 to July 23, 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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