Franciscan Family Care Center,
Meriden, Connecticut — New Haven County
Franciscan Family Care Center, is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 37th percentile in Connecticut. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, overall care quality indicators, 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 Connecticut
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: 61.7
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
37%
Percentile
in Connecticut
#18
State Rank
in Connecticut
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 94.8
About this provider
Franciscan Family Care Center, 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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 34.1
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16.9
- Visits near death
- 98.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12674
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 72.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 90.1
- Pain screening
- 91.2
- Pain assessment
- 87
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 73.3
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 69.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12674
- Avg daily census
- 18 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 24%
- Dementia
- 15%
- Heart disease
- 20%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- 27%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 071530
- CMS Region
- 1
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