Athena Home Health & Hospice
Farmington, Connecticut — Hartford County
Athena Home Health & Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 93rd 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 93% 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
93%
Percentile
in Connecticut
#3
State Rank
in Connecticut
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 94.8
About this provider
Athena Home Health & Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Connecticut.
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
- 46.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.6
- Visits near death
- 91.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18777
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.3
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.3
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 70.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18777
- Avg daily census
- 111 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 10%
- Dementia
- 50%
- Heart disease
- 10%
- Respiratory
- 12%
- Stroke
- 3%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 071543
- CMS Region
- 1
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