Hospice Preferred Choice, Inc.
Council Bluffs, Iowa · CCN 161532
4201 Rivers Edge Parkway, Suite 420
19 federal deficiencies across 3 surveys, March 14, 2023 to August 1, 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-level421.1%
- 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-level1578.9%
- 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
ACHC, State Agency.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- L0520Initial & Comprehensive Assessment of Patient2
- L0533Update of Comprehensive Assessment2
- L0536Idg, Care Planning, Coordination of Services2
- L0555Coordination of Services2
- L0540Approach to Service Delivery1
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2024 | Initial with CCN | 11 | — |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Complaint | 4 | 2 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Complaint | 4 | 2 |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Read all 15 findings in full →
CMS publishes written findings for 15 of the 19 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from March 14, 2023 to August 1, 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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