Islands Hospice

For-Profit16 years operating

Honolulu, Hawaii — Honolulu County

Islands Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 60th percentile in Hawaii. They perform particularly well in clinical care practices, 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. 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

Better than 60% of hospices in Hawaii

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Quality breakdown

Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.

Visits in last days of life43.8

State avg: 54.6

Pain screening98.2

State avg: 93.6

Pain assessment99.8

State avg: 93.6

Breathing difficulty screening100

State avg: 93.6

Breathing difficulty treatment99.2

State avg: 93.6

Bowel care for pain medication patients97.4

State avg: 93.6

Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Hawaii CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.

Overall rating (9-10)85
Would recommend88
Timely care79
Team communication84
Respect92
Emotional & spiritual support93
Symptom management76
Caregiver training77
Treatment preferences documented99.3

State avg: 93.6

Beliefs & values addressed99

State avg: 93.6

10

HCI Score

out of 10

60%

Percentile

in Hawaii

#5

State Rank

in Hawaii

HCI composite score10

State avg: 9.6

HIS composite score96.2

State avg: 93.6

Continuous care / inpatient days0.1
Gaps in nursing visits53.8
Nurse care minutes per day13.2

About this provider

Islands Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Hawaii.

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
0.1
Gaps in nursing visits
53.8
Nurse care minutes per day
13.2
Visits near death
87.8
Per-beneficiary spending
$19388

Process Quality Measures (HIS)

Composite score
96.2
Treatment preferences
99.3
Beliefs & values
99
Pain screening
98.2
Pain assessment
99.8
Dyspnea screening
100
Dyspnea treatment
99.2
Opioid bowel care
97.4

Utilization & Operations

Visits in last days of life
43.8%
Nurse care minutes / day
13.2
Per-beneficiary spending
$19388
Avg daily census
304 patients

Patient Mix

Cancer
27%
Dementia
28%
Heart disease
12%
Respiratory
7%
Stroke
16%

Data Sources

CCN
121509
CMS Region
9

All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.

Contact

Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 550-2552