Iowa Hospice, LLC
Spirit Lake, Iowa · CCN 161586
1370 Lake Street
26 federal deficiencies across 4 surveys, November 23, 2021 to November 7, 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-level27.7%
- 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-level2492.3%
- 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
- L0500Patients' Rights2
- L0512Rights of the Patient2
- L0530Content of Comprehensive Assessment2
- L0545Content of Plan of Care2
- L0549Content of Plan of Care2
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | Reaccreditation | 16 | — |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Complaint | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | Complaint | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Initial with CCN | 6 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Read all 24 findings in full →
CMS publishes written findings for 24 of the 26 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from November 23, 2021 to November 7, 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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