Good Heart Hospice & Palliative Care Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA · Medicare-certified hospice (CCN 921652)
CMS process measure: not reported
Serves: 15 ZIP codes (is yours included? →) · Phone: (657) 227-3847 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
CMS has not published a CAHPS family-caregiver star rating, percentage recommending, or composite quality score for Good Heart Hospice & Palliative Care Garden Grove, often because too few patient surveys were collected. The statewide average composite process score in California is 93.41, but no comparison figure is available for this hospice.
Good Heart Hospice & Palliative Care Garden Grove serves 15 ZIP codes from its office in Garden Grove, California, in Orange County.
Yes, Good Heart Hospice & Palliative Care Garden Grove is Medicare-certified, with CCN 921652, certified since June 12, 2017. The Medicare hospice benefit covers hospice care for eligible patients when a doctor certifies their eligibility.
About this hospice
Good Heart Hospice & Palliative Care Garden Grove is a for-profit hospice located in Garden Grove, California, serving families in Orange County. The hospice has been Medicare-certified since June 12, 2017 (CCN 921652).
CMS Care Compare, which publishes hospice quality data drawn from the CAHPS Hospice Survey and CMS claims-based process measures, has not published a CAHPS family-caregiver star rating, a percentage of caregivers who would definitely recommend this hospice, or a percentage rating the hospice 9-10 for this provider. This often happens when a hospice has too few surveyed patients for CMS to report a reliable figure, and it should not be read as a sign of poor quality — only that CMS has not yet made the data public.
Similarly, CMS has not published a composite process measure score, a care index score, or a visits-in-the-last-days-of-life percentage for this hospice. The statewide average composite process score for California hospices, for comparison, is 93.41, but CMS has not reported this hospice's own score against that benchmark.
According to CMS data, Good Heart Hospice & Palliative Care Garden Grove serves 15 ZIP codes from its Garden Grove office.
The Medicare hospice benefit covers hospice care for eligible beneficiaries. Families are encouraged to review the most current figures directly on Medicare Care Compare, as CMS periodically updates its data vintage.
Questions families ask
Does Medicare cover care from this hospice?
Yes. Good Heart Hospice & Palliative Care Garden Grove is Medicare-certified (CCN 921652) since June 12, 2017, and the Medicare hospice benefit covers hospice care for eligible patients when a doctor certifies eligibility.
What do family caregivers say about this hospice in the CMS survey?
CMS has not published CAHPS family-caregiver survey results (star rating, percent recommending, or percent rating 9-10) for this hospice, often due to a small number of surveyed patients.
How does this hospice score on CMS quality measures compared to the state average?
CMS has not published a composite process measure score for this hospice, so no comparison can be made; the California state average composite score is 93.41.
What areas and ZIP codes does this hospice serve?
According to CMS data, it serves 15 ZIP codes from its office in Garden Grove, California, in Orange County.
Tip: use our Search by ZIP Code feature to check instantly whether your ZIP is among the 15 this hospice reports serving.
Is this hospice for-profit, non-profit, or government-run — and does it matter?
It is a for-profit hospice. Ownership type does not by itself determine quality of care; CMS quality measures and family survey results are better indicators, though those specific figures are not currently published for this hospice.
How long has this hospice been Medicare-certified?
It has been Medicare-certified since June 12, 2017.
What is the difference between hospice and palliative care?
Palliative care can be provided at any stage of a serious illness alongside curative treatment to ease symptoms, while hospice care focuses on comfort rather than cure for patients with a life expectancy of six months or less if the illness runs its normal course.
Does choosing hospice mean giving up treatment?
No. Choosing hospice means shifting the focus of care to comfort, symptom relief, and quality of life rather than treatments aimed at curing the underlying illness; patients can still receive medical care to manage pain and other symptoms.
Where is hospice care provided — at home or in a facility?
The CMS data provided does not specify the settings of care offered by this hospice; please contact the hospice at (657) 227-3847 and verify details on Medicare Care Compare.
How do I start hospice care with this provider?
The CMS data does not include enrollment procedures; please contact the hospice directly at (657) 227-3847 to learn how to begin care.
What questions should I ask when choosing a hospice?
Families may want to ask about staffing, services offered, how quickly care can begin, and how the hospice supports caregivers; contact this hospice at (657) 227-3847 for specifics, and compare quality data on Medicare Care Compare.
How do I verify this hospice on Medicare Care Compare?
You can look up Good Heart Hospice & Palliative Care Garden Grove directly at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/hospice/921652?state=CA to review its current CMS-published information.
Data: CMS Care Compare (Jul2026 refresh). Survey results are reported by family caregivers through the official CAHPS Hospice Survey; CMS publishes them only above response-count thresholds. Always verify current details with the hospice and Medicare before arranging care.