Hospice of West Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama — Tuscaloosa County
Hospice of West Alabama is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 74th percentile in Alabama. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. When speaking with them, ask about their approach to after-hours care, how they communicate changes in a patient's condition, and what support they offer to caregivers.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 74% of hospices in Alabama
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 71.2
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Alabama CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 98
State avg: 98
10
HCI Score
out of 10
74%
Percentile
in Alabama
#23
State Rank
in Alabama
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 98
About this provider
Hospice of West Alabama performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Alabama.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 5.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 14.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.4
- Visits near death
- 99.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11940
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.9
- Pain screening
- 99.3
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 81.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11940
- Avg daily census
- 100 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 22%
- Dementia
- 31%
- Heart disease
- 13%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 11%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 011517
- CMS Region
- 4
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