Rock River Hospice and Home
Sterling, Illinois — Whiteside County
Rock River Hospice and Home is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 62nd percentile in Illinois. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, 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 62% of hospices in Illinois
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
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
62%
Percentile
in Illinois
#57
State Rank
in Illinois
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 91.8
About this provider
Rock River Hospice and Home performs strongly in Family Support, placing them among the better providers in Illinois.
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
- 5.8
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 3.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 21.1
- Visits near death
- 97.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $5125
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 71.2
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 98.7
- Pain screening
- 97.4
- Pain assessment
- 70.8
- Dyspnea screening
- 97.4
- Dyspnea treatment
- 84.1
- Opioid bowel care
- 85
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 67.8%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 21.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $5125
- Avg daily census
- 13 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 34%
- Dementia
- 10%
- Heart disease
- 12%
- Respiratory
- 12%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 141552
- CMS Region
- 5
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