Hospice of the Fisher Home
Amherst, Massachusetts · CCN 221571
1165 North Pleasant Street
28 federal deficiencies across 4 surveys, December 14, 2021 to December 16, 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-level27.1%
- 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-level2692.9%
- 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
- L0523Timeframe for Completion of Assessment2
- L0531Content of Comprehensive Assessment2
- L0555Coordination of Services2
- L0556Coordination of Services2
- L0557Coordination of Services2
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | Recertification | 11 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Recertification | 11 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Recertification | 3 | — |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Recertification | 3 | — |
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 28 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from December 14, 2021 to December 16, 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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