Elite Hospice
Springdale, Arkansas — Washington County
Elite Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 91st 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 91% 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
91%
Percentile
in Arkansas
#5
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
- 0.4
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 47.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 10.7
- Visits near death
- 95.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11833
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 100
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 71.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 10.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11833
- Avg daily census
- 71 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 17%
- Dementia
- 13%
- Heart disease
- 22%
- Respiratory
- 14%
- Stroke
- 9%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 041538
- CMS Region
- 6
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