Kindred Hospice
Evansville, Indiana — Vanderburgh County
Kindred Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 60th percentile in Indiana. 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 60% of hospices in Indiana
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State avg: 67.1
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Indiana CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
10
HCI Score
out of 10
60%
Percentile
in Indiana
#41
State Rank
in Indiana
State avg: 9.4
State avg: 95.7
About this provider
Kindred Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Indiana.
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
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 12.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.3
- Visits near death
- 97.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16350
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.5
- Pain screening
- 97.7
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 73.4%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16350
- Avg daily census
- 104 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 12%
- Dementia
- 24%
- Heart disease
- 28%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 16%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 151558
- CMS Region
- 5
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