Hospice · LA County
CARING KIND HOSPICE, INC.
14545 FRIAR ST, SUITE 182, Van Nuys, CA 91411
What the official records show
Found: State license
Listed in CDPH's licensed-facility file dated 09/16/2026 with license status ACTIVE, first licensed 03/25/2021. License no. 550006257.
Found: Medicare
Listed in Medicare's Care Compare hospice file (updated 08/19/2026) under CMS Certification Number B21586, certification date 03/25/2021.
Note: Years licensed
5 years as of 09/16/2026 (first state license 03/25/2021).
Note: Same building
31 other hospices in our LA County list give this same street address (suite numbers ignored). Many hospices sharing one building is a pattern state and federal reviewers look at; on its own it is not evidence of a problem with any one of them.
Note: State penalties
No state penalties on record for this facility in CDPH's archived enforcement file (1998–2024). Newer actions are not in that file.
Note: Federal exclusion list
No exact name match on HHS-OIG's exclusion list (file dated 09/10/2026) for the facility, licensee or administrator names in these records.
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) ↗
Other hospices giving this building address (31)
- RIGHT CARE NURSE HOSPICE, INC.
- PEACEFUL HOSPICE, INC.
- PRECIOUS HANDS HOSPICE, INC.
- MILA HOSPICE CARE, INC
- ST MIMA HOSPICE CARE INC
- FAMILY ONE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE
- ST. CLARE HOSPICE
- PINK SISTERS HOSPICE INC.
- AMPLE LOVE HOSPICE
- HOPE & LIGHT HOSPICE, INC.
- ST. JACOB HOSPICE CARE, INC
- HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
- MIRACLE TOUCH HOSPICE
- HEAVEN ROADS HOSPICE, INC.
- ANGELS IN HEAVEN HOSPICE, INC.
- SHARE THE CARE HOSPICE, INC.
- PSL HOSPICE CARE, INC
- R & B HOSPICE CARE, INC.
- FIRST PRIORITY HOSPICE, INC
- COMFORTZONE HOSPICE INC
- BRIDGE TO WELLNESS HOSPICE
- JTN HOSPICE INC
- EK HOPE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INC
- WHITE ANGELS HOSPICE INC
- ATTENTIVE GUARDIANS
- HUMANE LOVE HOSPICE
- BY YOUR SIDE HOSPICE, INC
- H & H HOSPICE, INC.
- INGMA HOSPICE CARE
- SALUD HOSPICE INC
- WILLOW SPRINGS HOSPICE CARE
State record details (CDPH, 09/16/2026)
- Licensee
- CARING KIND HOSPICE, INC
- Entity type
- PROFIT CORP
- License number
- 550006257
- Licensed / certified
- LICENSED AND CERTIFIED
- Initial license date
- 03/25/2021
- License expiration date
- 03/24/2027
- CDPH facility ID
- 630020164
Medicare record and quality scores (CMS, 08/19/2026)
- CMS Certification Number
- B21586
- Ownership type
- For-Profit
- Certification date
- 03/25/2021
- Name in Medicare’s file
- CARING KIND HOSPICE, INC
| Measure | Score | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 7 of 10 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Average daily patients | 3 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
Before you choose a hospice
- How to check a hospice yourself — the questions to ask and the official lookups, step by step.
- Something feels wrong — pressure to sign, gifts or cash offers, a “free” service that needs a Medicare number? Where to report it.
Sources
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH) — Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing ↗ (file dated 09/16/2026)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — Hospice — General Information (Care Compare) ↗ (dataset updated 08/19/2026)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — Hospice — Provider Data (quality measures) ↗ (dataset updated 08/07/2026)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — Hospice care — Provider CAHPS Hospice Survey Data ↗ (dataset updated 08/07/2026)
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH) — Health Facilities State Enforcement Actions (archived data file) ↗ (archive file dated 08/27/2024) Archived file covering penalties issued 1998–2024. Newer actions are not in this file.
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) — List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) — downloadable file ↗ (file dated 09/10/2026)
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