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 10/06/2021. License no. 550007027.
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).
Note: Years licensed
4 years as of 09/16/2026 (first state license 10/06/2021).
Note: Same building
No other hospice in our LA County list gives this street address.
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) ↗
State record details (CDPH, 09/16/2026)
- Licensee
- LENTA HOSPICE, INC.
- Entity type
- PROFIT CORP
- License number
- 550007027
- Licensed / certified
- LICENSED ONLY
- Initial license date
- 10/06/2021
- License expiration date
- 10/05/2027
- Administrator (as listed)
- SERRANO, CLAUDIA
- CDPH facility ID
- 630020142
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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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