Aleca Hospice
Scottsdale, Arizona — Maricopa County
Aleca Hospice is a hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 68th percentile in Arizona. They perform particularly well in overall care quality indicators and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average and pain and symptom management scores are below average. 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.
Some measures not reported by this provider.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 68% of hospices in Arizona
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CompareQuality breakdown
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5 measures not reported
State avg: 59.1
2 measures not reported
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Arizona CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
1 measure not reported
10
HCI Score
out of 10
68%
Percentile
in Arizona
#78
State Rank
in Arizona
State avg: 8.8
About this provider
Aleca Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Arizona.
Their Comfort & Pain Management scores are below average and worth discussing during an intake conversation.
Ask about their staffing approach for end-of-life visits — their current rate is below the state benchmark.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 44.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 10.1
- Visits near death
- 93.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $20217
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- Not reported
- Treatment preferences
- Not reported
- Beliefs & values
- Not reported
- Pain screening
- Not reported
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- Not reported
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 43.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 10.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $20217
- Avg daily census
- 49 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 16%
- Dementia
- 14%
- Heart disease
- 31%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 8%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 031670
- CMS Region
- 9
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.