Regional Hospice
Danbury, Connecticut — Fairfield County
Regional Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 78th percentile in Connecticut. 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 78% of hospices in Connecticut
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 61.7
State avg: 94.8
State avg: 94.8
State avg: 94.8
State avg: 94.8
State avg: 94.8
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Connecticut CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.8
State avg: 94.8
10
HCI Score
out of 10
78%
Percentile
in Connecticut
#7
State Rank
in Connecticut
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 94.8
About this provider
Regional Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Connecticut.
Ask about their staffing approach for end-of-life visits — their current rate is below the state benchmark.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.8
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 64.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16.3
- Visits near death
- 92.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $10819
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.8
- Treatment preferences
- 99.6
- Beliefs & values
- 99.5
- Pain screening
- 99.3
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.1
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.9
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.7
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 65.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $10819
- Avg daily census
- 103 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 31%
- Dementia
- 23%
- Heart disease
- 17%
- Respiratory
- 8%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 071518
- CMS Region
- 1
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