The Dale County Health Care Authority
Ozark, Alabama · CCN 011628
311 James Street
22 federal deficiencies across 4 surveys, February 17, 2022 to March 18, 2025.
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
- Standard-level22100.0%
- 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
State Agency.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- L0541Approach to Service Delivery4
- L0547Content of Plan of Care4
- L0625Hospice Aide Assignments and Duties4
- L0534Patient Outcome Measures2
- L0549Content of Plan of Care2
Survey record
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2025 | Recertification | 5 | — |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Recertification | 5 | — |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Recertification | 6 | — |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Recertification | 6 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Read all 11 findings in full →
CMS publishes written findings for 11 of the 22 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from February 17, 2022 to March 18, 2025. 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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