North Georgia Community Hospice
Dalton, Georgia — Whitfield County
North Georgia Community Hospice is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 40th percentile in Georgia. They perform particularly well in 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. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Some measures not reported by this provider.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Above 40% of hospices in Georgia
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
5 measures not reported
State avg: 60.8
2 measures not reported
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Georgia CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
1 measure not reported
9
HCI Score
out of 10
40%
Percentile
in Georgia
#156
State Rank
in Georgia
State avg: 8.8
About this provider
North Georgia Community Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Georgia.
Their Comfort & Pain Management scores are near the state average.
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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 41.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 9.3
- Visits near death
- 96.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23965
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- Not reported
- Treatment preferences
- Not reported
- Beliefs & values
- Not reported
- Pain screening
- Not reported
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- Not reported
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 52.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 9.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $23965
- Avg daily census
- 7 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 851501
- CMS Region
- 4
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.