Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County, Inc.
Winsted, Connecticut — Litchfield County
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County, Inc. is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 41st 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. 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
Above 41% of hospices in Connecticut
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CompareQuality breakdown
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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
41%
Percentile
in Connecticut
#17
State Rank
in Connecticut
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 94.8
About this provider
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County, Inc. 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
- 1.7
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 30.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16
- Visits near death
- 95.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8499
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 73.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 99.4
- Pain assessment
- 66.2
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.7
- Dyspnea treatment
- 90.2
- Opioid bowel care
- 97.8
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 64.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8499
- Avg daily census
- 32 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 26%
- Dementia
- 25%
- Heart disease
- 15%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- 4%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 071523
- CMS Region
- 1
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