Sacred Journey Hospice, Dalton
Dalton, Georgia — Whitfield County
Sacred Journey Hospice, Dalton is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 90th 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. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 90% of hospices in Georgia
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
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
90%
Percentile
in Georgia
#27
State Rank
in Georgia
State avg: 8.8
State avg: 92.5
About this provider
Sacred Journey Hospice, Dalton performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Georgia.
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
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 22.4
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.8
- Visits near death
- 90.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14609
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 98.7
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 66.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14609
- Avg daily census
- 18 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 33%
- Dementia
- 33%
- Heart disease
- 17%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 851562
- CMS Region
- 4
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