Big Bend Hospice Inc.

Non-Profit39 years operating

Tallahassee, Florida — Leon County

Big Bend Hospice Inc. is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 56th percentile in Florida. They perform particularly well in clinical care practices, overall care quality indicators, 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. 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

Better than 56% of hospices in Florida

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Quality breakdown

Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.

Visits in last days of life48.4

State avg: 60.7

Pain screening99.5

State avg: 98.1

Pain assessment100

State avg: 98.1

Breathing difficulty screening99.8

State avg: 98.1

Breathing difficulty treatment99.4

State avg: 98.1

Bowel care for pain medication patients99.3

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.

Overall rating (9-10)78
Would recommend82
Timely care73
Team communication77
Respect87
Emotional & spiritual support87
Symptom management71
Caregiver training70
Treatment preferences documented99.9

State avg: 98.1

Beliefs & values addressed99.5

State avg: 98.1

10

HCI Score

out of 10

56%

Percentile

in Florida

#26

State Rank

in Florida

HCI composite score10

State avg: 9.8

HIS composite score98.4

State avg: 98.1

Continuous care / inpatient days2.2
Gaps in nursing visits77.9
Nurse care minutes per day10.1

About this provider

Big Bend Hospice Inc. 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
2.2
Gaps in nursing visits
77.9
Nurse care minutes per day
10.1
Visits near death
93.4
Per-beneficiary spending
$13686

Process Quality Measures (HIS)

Composite score
98.4
Treatment preferences
99.9
Beliefs & values
99.5
Pain screening
99.5
Pain assessment
100
Dyspnea screening
99.8
Dyspnea treatment
99.4
Opioid bowel care
99.3

Utilization & Operations

Visits in last days of life
48.4%
Nurse care minutes / day
10.1
Per-beneficiary spending
$13686
Avg daily census
377 patients

Patient Mix

Cancer
23%
Dementia
25%
Heart disease
18%
Respiratory
9%
Stroke
8%

Data Sources

CCN
101523
CMS Region
4

All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.

Contact

Tallahassee, FL 32308

(850) 878-5310