Southern Grace Hospice and Palliative Care
Mcdonough, Georgia — Henry County
Southern Grace Hospice and Palliative Care is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 35th percentile in Georgia. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, 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
Above 35% 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.
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
8
HCI Score
out of 10
35%
Percentile
in Georgia
#169
State Rank
in Georgia
State avg: 8.8
State avg: 92.5
About this provider
Southern Grace Hospice and Palliative Care performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- 8 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 66.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.7
- Visits near death
- 96
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $21742
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.6
- Pain screening
- 99.8
- Pain assessment
- 93.3
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 63.4%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $21742
- Avg daily census
- 225 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 20%
- Dementia
- 25%
- Heart disease
- 24%
- Respiratory
- 5%
- Stroke
- 21%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 111750
- CMS Region
- 4
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