Hospice · LA County
PASSIONATE HEART HOSPICE, INC
17100 PIONEER BLVD, SUITE 315, Artesia, CA 90701
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 10/16/2013. License no. 550002481.
Found: Medicare
Listed in Medicare's Care Compare hospice file (updated 08/19/2026) under CMS Certification Number A01560, certification date 10/30/2018.
Note: Years licensed
12 years as of 09/16/2026 (first state license 10/16/2013).
Note: Same building
1 other hospice in our LA County list gives 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 (1)
State record details (CDPH, 09/16/2026)
- Licensee
- PASSIONATE HEART HOSPICE, INC.
- Entity type
- PROFIT CORP
- License number
- 550002481
- Licensed / certified
- LICENSED AND CERTIFIED
- Initial license date
- 10/16/2013
- License expiration date
- 10/15/2027
- Administrator (as listed)
- VEDEO, MARCO
- CDPH facility ID
- 630014324
Medicare record and quality scores (CMS, 08/19/2026)
- CMS Certification Number
- A01560
- Ownership type
- For-Profit
- Certification date
- 10/30/2018
| Measure | Score | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 9 of 10 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Comprehensive assessment at admission (composite) | 83.53% | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Visits in the last days of life | 12.8% | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Average daily patients | 28 | 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 |
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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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