Capital Hospice
Washington, District of Columbia — District of Columbia County
Capital Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 25th percentile in District of Columbia. They perform particularly well in clinical care practices and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average, their Hospice Care Index falls below the state average, and family satisfaction survey data is not available at the provider level. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Above 25% of hospices in District of Columbia
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 39.9
State avg: 93.1
State avg: 93.1
State avg: 93.1
State avg: 93.1
State avg: 93.1
8 measures not reported
State avg: 93.1
State avg: 93.1
7
HCI Score
out of 10
25%
Percentile
in District of Columbia
#4
State Rank
in District of Columbia
State avg: 8.3
State avg: 93.1
About this provider
Capital Hospice performs strongly in Family Support, placing them among the better providers in District of Columbia.
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
- 7 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 1.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 89.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 7.1
- Visits near death
- 74.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19816
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97.5
- Treatment preferences
- 99.9
- Beliefs & values
- 97.9
- Pain screening
- 99.9
- Pain assessment
- 98.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 25.4%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 7.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19816
- Avg daily census
- 205 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 30%
- Dementia
- 36%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- 7%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 091501
- CMS Region
- 3
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