Kaiser Foundation Hospital Los Angeles - Hospice
Pasadena, California — Los Angeles County
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Los Angeles - Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 88th percentile in California. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, 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 88% of hospices in California
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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
88%
Percentile
in California
#270
State Rank
in California
State avg: 8.4
State avg: 90.9
About this provider
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Los Angeles - 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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 69.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.8
- Visits near death
- 80.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12598
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 86.7
- Treatment preferences
- 99.7
- Beliefs & values
- 96
- Pain screening
- 99.2
- Pain assessment
- 94.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 94.8
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.7
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 33%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12598
- Avg daily census
- 78 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 42%
- Dementia
- 19%
- Heart disease
- 18%
- Respiratory
- 4%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 051525
- CMS Region
- 9
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