Lamar Area Hospice Association
Lamar, Colorado — Prowers County
Lamar Area Hospice Association is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 38th percentile in Colorado. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, 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 38% 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.
1 measure not reported
State avg: 63.6
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
38%
Percentile
in Colorado
#54
State Rank
in Colorado
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 92.3
About this provider
Lamar Area Hospice Association 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
- 11.1
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 18.5
- Visits near death
- 99.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17016
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 91.9
- Treatment preferences
- 98.6
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 98.6
- Pain assessment
- 95.3
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97.6
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 94.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 18.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17016
- Avg daily census
- 19 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 26%
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- 23%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 061505
- CMS Region
- 8
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