Lucent Hospice
Huntington Beach, California — Orange County
Lucent Hospice is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 74th 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. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 74% of hospices in California
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
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
74%
Percentile
in California
#561
State Rank
in California
State avg: 8.4
State avg: 90.9
About this provider
Lucent Hospice 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 46.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14
- Visits near death
- 98.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $25004
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 90.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.5
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 56%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $25004
- Avg daily census
- 15 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 35%
- Heart disease
- 24%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- A01532
- CMS Region
- 9
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.