St. Joseph's Care Hospice Services
Escondido, California · CCN 921670
263 S. Escondido Blvd
64 federal deficiencies across 5 surveys, October 12, 2023 to November 20, 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-level3453.1%
- 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-level3046.9%
- 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, TJC.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- L0541Approach to Service Delivery4
- L0545Content of Plan of Care4
- L0629Supervision of Hospice Aides4
- L0651Governing Body and Administrator4
- L0679Authentication4
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2024 | Initial with CCN | 4 | — |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Follow-Up | 15 | 2 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Follow-Up | 12 | 10 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Follow-Up | 13 | 13 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Reaccreditation | 20 | 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 October 12, 2023 to November 20, 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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