Gunnison Valley Health Hospice and Palliative Care
Gunnison, Colorado — Gunnison County
Gunnison Valley Health Hospice and Palliative Care is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 34th percentile in Colorado. 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
Above 34% of hospices in Colorado
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
2 measures not reported
State avg: 63.6
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
34%
Percentile
in Colorado
#58
State Rank
in Colorado
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 92.3
About this provider
Gunnison Valley Health Hospice and Palliative Care performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 37.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 20.2
- Visits near death
- 96.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8470
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 64.3
- Treatment preferences
- 96.4
- Beliefs & values
- 71.4
- Pain screening
- 89.3
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 85.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 20.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8470
- Avg daily census
- 1 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 0%
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 061537
- CMS Region
- 8
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