Mercy Home Care and Hospice-Clinton
Clinton, Iowa — Clinton County
Mercy Home Care and Hospice-Clinton is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 3rd percentile in Iowa. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. Worth noting: their Hospice Care Index falls below the state average. 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
In the bottom 97% in Iowa
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
1 measure not reported
State avg: 73.6
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Iowa CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
7
HCI Score
out of 10
3%
Percentile
in Iowa
#68
State Rank
in Iowa
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 95.2
About this provider
Mercy Home Care and Hospice-Clinton performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Iowa.
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
- 7 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 100
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 3.6
- Visits near death
- 96.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8087
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
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 79%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 3.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8087
- Avg daily census
- 21 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 28%
- Dementia
- 19%
- Heart disease
- 21%
- Respiratory
- 15%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 161527
- CMS Region
- 7
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