Lake Forest Hospice
Lake Forest, California — Orange County
Lake Forest Hospice is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 91st 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 91% 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
10
HCI Score
out of 10
91%
Percentile
in California
#199
State Rank
in California
State avg: 8.4
State avg: 90.9
About this provider
Lake Forest 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
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 66.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.8
- Visits near death
- 99
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19993
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93.3
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 39.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19993
- Avg daily census
- 18 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 46%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- A01738
- CMS Region
- 9
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.