Appalachian Hospice, LLC
Blairsville, Georgia — Union County
Appalachian Hospice, LLC is a hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 76th percentile in Georgia. 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. 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
Better than 76% of hospices in Georgia
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 60.8
State avg: 92.5
State avg: 92.5
State avg: 92.5
State avg: 92.5
State avg: 92.5
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Georgia CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.5
State avg: 92.5
10
HCI Score
out of 10
76%
Percentile
in Georgia
#64
State Rank
in Georgia
State avg: 8.8
State avg: 92.5
About this provider
Appalachian Hospice, LLC performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Georgia.
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
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 34.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.4
- Visits near death
- 99.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13651
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 94.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 94.9
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 70.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13651
- Avg daily census
- 48 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 19%
- Dementia
- 29%
- Heart disease
- 17%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 4%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 851567
- CMS Region
- 4
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