St. Mary's Hospice Services
Watkinsville, Georgia — Oconee County
St. Mary's Hospice Services is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 53rd 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 53% 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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
53%
Percentile
in Georgia
#121
State Rank
in Georgia
State avg: 8.8
State avg: 92.5
About this provider
St. Mary's Hospice Services 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 1.8
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 44.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.4
- Visits near death
- 94.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $10906
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.7
- Pain screening
- 99
- Pain assessment
- 99.3
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 94.5
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 64.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $10906
- Avg daily census
- 58 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 22%
- Dementia
- 17%
- Heart disease
- 26%
- Respiratory
- 14%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 111525
- CMS Region
- 4
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