GENTLE HOSPICE BEST CARE, INC.

What the official records show

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  Found: State license

  Listed in CDPH's licensed-facility file dated 09/16/2026 with license status ACTIVE, first licensed 12/16/2021. License no. 550007464.

  Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) ↗

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  Not found or needs checking: Medicare

  We could not find this hospice in Medicare's Care Compare hospice file updated 08/19/2026 (CDPH records it as licensed only, not Medicare-certified).

  Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ↗

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  Note: Years licensed

  4 years as of 09/16/2026 (first state license 12/16/2021).

  Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) ↗

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  Note: Same building

  2 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.

  Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) ↗

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  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.

  Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) ↗

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  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 (2)

• WESTERN CARE HOSPICE, INC.
• FRIENDLY HOSPICE BEST CARE, INC.

State record details (CDPH, 09/16/2026)

Licensee

GENTLE HOSPICE BEST CARE, INC.

Entity type

PROFIT CORP

License number

550007464

Licensed / certified

LICENSED ONLY

Initial license date

12/16/2021

License expiration date

12/15/2027

Administrator (as listed)

BELKINA, ELENA

CDPH facility ID

630021923