Hospice of the West
Phoenix, Arizona — Maricopa County
Hospice of the West is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 84th percentile in Arizona. 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. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 84% of hospices in Arizona
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 59.1
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Arizona CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 89.1
State avg: 89.1
10
HCI Score
out of 10
84%
Percentile
in Arizona
#40
State Rank
in Arizona
State avg: 8.8
State avg: 89.1
About this provider
Hospice of the West performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Arizona.
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
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 69
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.3
- Visits near death
- 93.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $21923
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97.3
- Treatment preferences
- 99.9
- Beliefs & values
- 99.8
- Pain screening
- 99.8
- Pain assessment
- 99
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 96.5
- Opioid bowel care
- 97.6
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 72.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $21923
- Avg daily census
- 323 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 13%
- Dementia
- 33%
- Heart disease
- 23%
- Respiratory
- 10%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 031592
- CMS Region
- 9
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