Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern C
San Jose, California — Santa Clara County
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern C is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 97th 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 97% 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.
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
97%
Percentile
in California
#59
State Rank
in California
State avg: 8.4
State avg: 90.9
About this provider
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern C performs strongly in Process Integrity, 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
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 3.4
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 37.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 17.6
- Visits near death
- 98.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18589
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.4
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 99.4
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 76.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 17.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18589
- Avg daily census
- 11 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 17%
- Dementia
- 10%
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- 26%
- Stroke
- 11%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 551750
- CMS Region
- 9
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