Empath Tidewell Hospice
Sarasota, Florida — Sarasota County
Empath Tidewell Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 47th percentile in Florida. 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. 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 47% of hospices in Florida
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 60.7
State avg: 98.1
State avg: 98.1
State avg: 98.1
State avg: 98.1
State avg: 98.1
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Florida CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 98.1
State avg: 98.1
10
HCI Score
out of 10
47%
Percentile
in Florida
#31
State Rank
in Florida
State avg: 9.8
State avg: 98.1
About this provider
Empath Tidewell Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Florida.
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
- 4.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 74.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16.6
- Visits near death
- 93.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9884
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.6
- Pain screening
- 99.9
- Pain assessment
- 97.3
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.7
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.7
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 61.8%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9884
- Avg daily census
- 1163 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 8%
- Heart disease
- 13%
- Respiratory
- 12%
- Stroke
- 18%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 101521
- CMS Region
- 4
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