Elite Hospice
Forrest City, Arkansas — St. Francis County
Elite Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 62nd percentile in Arkansas. 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 62% of hospices in Arkansas
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State avg: 67
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Arkansas CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
10
HCI Score
out of 10
62%
Percentile
in Arkansas
#18
State Rank
in Arkansas
State avg: 9.4
State avg: 95
About this provider
Elite Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Arkansas.
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
- 33.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.5
- Visits near death
- 97.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17267
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.8
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.4
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 98.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 77.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17267
- Avg daily census
- 53 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 13%
- Heart disease
- 32%
- Respiratory
- 12%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 041507
- CMS Region
- 6
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