Sonder Hospice Care
Sacramento, California — Sacramento County
Sonder Hospice Care is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 91st percentile in California. They perform particularly well in clinical care practices, 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. 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 91% 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
91%
Percentile
in California
#192
State Rank
in California
State avg: 8.4
State avg: 90.9
About this provider
Sonder Hospice Care 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
- 50
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.1
- Visits near death
- 81.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $20627
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 94
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 98.3
- Pain screening
- 99.1
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.1
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97.8
- Opioid bowel care
- 96.6
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 15.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $20627
- Avg daily census
- 20 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 23%
- Dementia
- 30%
- Heart disease
- 12%
- Respiratory
- 10%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- A11563
- CMS Region
- 9
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