Palos Community Hospital Hospice
Lemont, Illinois — Dupage County
Palos Community Hospital Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 91st percentile in Illinois. 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 91% of hospices in Illinois
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State avg: 59.2
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Illinois CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 91.8
State avg: 91.8
10
HCI Score
out of 10
91%
Percentile
in Illinois
#14
State Rank
in Illinois
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 91.8
About this provider
Palos Community Hospital Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Illinois.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 4.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 48
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.8
- Visits near death
- 96.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8879
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 99.8
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.8
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 76.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8879
- Avg daily census
- 85 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 28%
- Dementia
- 15%
- Heart disease
- 20%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 10%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 141591
- CMS Region
- 5
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