Gentiva
Bakersfield, California — Kern County
Gentiva is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 93rd percentile in California. 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 93% of hospices in California
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 28.3
State avg: 90.9
State avg: 90.9
State avg: 90.9
State avg: 90.9
State avg: 90.9
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the California CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 90.9
State avg: 90.9
10
HCI Score
out of 10
93%
Percentile
in California
#157
State Rank
in California
State avg: 8.4
State avg: 90.9
About this provider
Gentiva performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in California.
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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 20.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.3
- Visits near death
- 93.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23370
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 95.7
- Treatment preferences
- 99.3
- Beliefs & values
- 98.9
- Pain screening
- 98.6
- Pain assessment
- 99.6
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.6
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.4
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 63.4%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23370
- Avg daily census
- 85 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 12%
- Dementia
- 33%
- Heart disease
- 27%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 051740
- CMS Region
- 9
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