Elara Caring
Indianapolis, Indiana — Marion County
Elara Caring is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 94th 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 94% of hospices in Indiana
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CompareQuality breakdown
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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
94%
Percentile
in Indiana
#7
State Rank
in Indiana
State avg: 9.4
State avg: 95.7
About this provider
Elara Caring performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Indiana.
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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 39.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.3
- Visits near death
- 91.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15838
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 100
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 67.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15838
- Avg daily census
- 61 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 10%
- Heart disease
- 33%
- Respiratory
- 10%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 151616
- CMS Region
- 5
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