Hospice of Health First Inc.
West Melbourne, Florida — Brevard County
Hospice of Health First Inc. is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 88th 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
Better than 88% of hospices in Florida
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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
88%
Percentile
in Florida
#8
State Rank
in Florida
State avg: 9.8
State avg: 98.1
About this provider
Hospice of Health First Inc. performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Florida.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 4.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 58.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16.1
- Visits near death
- 99.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11968
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 99.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.9
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 82.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11968
- Avg daily census
- 237 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 31%
- Dementia
- 15%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- 17%
- Stroke
- 10%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 101520
- CMS Region
- 4
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