Vital Hospice Care, LLC
Hayward, California — Alameda County
Vital Hospice Care, LLC is a for-profit hospice provider that scores above average overall, ranking in the 69th percentile in California. 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. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Above Average
Better than 69% of hospices in California
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
2 measures not reported
State avg: 28.3
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
69%
Percentile
in California
#676
State Rank
in California
State avg: 8.4
State avg: 90.9
About this provider
Vital Hospice Care, LLC performs strongly in Family Support, 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 54
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 9.7
- Visits near death
- 82.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $27512
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 67.5
- Treatment preferences
- 97.5
- Beliefs & values
- 95
- Pain screening
- 92.5
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- 82.5
- Dyspnea treatment
- 90.9
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 12%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 9.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $27512
- Avg daily census
- 11 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 43%
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- A11742
- CMS Region
- 9
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