Heart of Hospice North Atlanta
Cumming, Georgia — Forsyth County
Heart of Hospice North Atlanta is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 79th 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 79% of hospices in Georgia
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CompareQuality breakdown
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2 measures not reported
State avg: 60.8
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
79%
Percentile
in Georgia
#56
State Rank
in Georgia
State avg: 8.8
State avg: 92.5
About this provider
Heart of Hospice North Atlanta 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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 76.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 9.7
- Visits near death
- 90.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23017
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.4
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 98.2
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.2
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 81.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 9.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23017
- Avg daily census
- 23 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 46%
- Heart disease
- 26%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 111634
- CMS Region
- 4
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