Kern Hospice Care, Inc.
Bakersfield, California · CCN A01757
2920 F St, I-10
44 federal deficiencies across 6 surveys, March 7, 2022 to December 13, 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-level1125.0%
- 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-level3375.0%
- 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, TJC, State Agency.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- L0545Content of Plan of Care5
- L0535Patient Outcome Measures3
- L0629Supervision of Hospice Aides3
- L0651Governing Body and Administrator3
- L0523Timeframe for Completion of Assessment2
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2024 | Initial with CCN | 3 | — |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Follow-Up | 4 | 2 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Follow-Up | 4 | — |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Follow-Up | 10 | 2 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Reaccreditation | 14 | 7 |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Complaint | 9 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from March 7, 2022 to December 13, 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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