Optimal Hospice Care
Denver, Colorado — Denver County
Optimal Hospice Care is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 70th percentile in Colorado. 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. 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 70% of hospices in Colorado
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 63.6
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Colorado CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
10
HCI Score
out of 10
70%
Percentile
in Colorado
#27
State Rank
in Colorado
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 92.3
About this provider
Optimal Hospice Care performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Colorado.
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
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 48.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.1
- Visits near death
- 95.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19716
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 94.8
- Treatment preferences
- 99.8
- Beliefs & values
- 98.7
- Pain screening
- 99.6
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.8
- Dyspnea treatment
- 94
- Opioid bowel care
- 94.1
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 75.8%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19716
- Avg daily census
- 192 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 7%
- Dementia
- 52%
- Heart disease
- 15%
- Respiratory
- 7%
- Stroke
- 4%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 061568
- CMS Region
- 8
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.