Apa Hospice Care Inc.
San Diego, California — San Diego County
Apa Hospice Care Inc. is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 56th percentile in California. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence 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 56% 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.
1 measure not reported
State avg: 28.3
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
8
HCI Score
out of 10
56%
Percentile
in California
#947
State Rank
in California
State avg: 8.4
State avg: 90.9
About this provider
Apa Hospice Care Inc. performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in California.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 8 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 47.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.5
- Visits near death
- 91.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $29535
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 87.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 94.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 73.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $29535
- Avg daily census
- 17 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 34%
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- 32%
Data Sources
- CCN
- A11751
- CMS Region
- 9
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.