High Desert Hospice
Albuquerque, New Mexico · CCN 321572
8661 San Pedro Drive NE
21 federal deficiencies across 5 surveys, October 20, 2021 to October 24, 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-level29.5%
- 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-level1990.5%
- 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
CHAP, State Agency.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- L0530Content of Comprehensive Assessment2
- L0548Content of Plan of Care2
- L0531Content of Comprehensive Assessment1
- L0545Content of Plan of Care1
- L0552Review of the Plan of Care1
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | Follow-Up | 3 | — |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Reaccreditation | 13 | 2 |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Complaint | 1 | — |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Follow-Up | 1 | — |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Reaccreditation | 3 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Read all 18 findings in full →
CMS publishes written findings for 18 of the 21 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from October 20, 2021 to October 24, 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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