The Elizabeth Hospice Inc.
Escondido, California · CCN 051528
800 W Valley Parkway
26 federal deficiencies across 7 surveys, October 21, 2021 to October 15, 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
- Condition-level830.8%
- 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-level1869.2%
- 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
TJC, 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
- L0546Content of Plan of Care2
- L0549Content of Plan of Care2
- L0579Prevention2
- L0651Governing Body and Administrator2
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | Complaint | 8 | 4 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Follow-Up | 1 | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Reaccreditation | 6 | 4 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Complaint | 1 | — |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Complaint | 1 | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Follow-Up | 8 | — |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Complaint | 1 | — |
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 October 21, 2021 to October 15, 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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