Northwest Colorado Health
Steamboat Springs, Colorado — Routt County
Northwest Colorado Health is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 37th 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 37% 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
37%
Percentile
in Colorado
#55
State Rank
in Colorado
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 92.3
About this provider
Northwest Colorado Health 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
- 0.3
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 48.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.8
- Visits near death
- 95.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9433
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 87.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 97.9
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 85.7
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 81.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9433
- Avg daily census
- 5 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 50%
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- 0%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 061532
- CMS Region
- 8
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