Gentiva
Panora, Iowa — Guthrie County
Gentiva is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 16th percentile in Iowa. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence 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
In the bottom 84% 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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
16%
Percentile
in Iowa
#59
State Rank
in Iowa
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 95.2
About this provider
Gentiva 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 44.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.1
- Visits near death
- 97.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14411
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 92.4
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 98.5
- Pain assessment
- 96.2
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 94.2
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 88.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14411
- Avg daily census
- 17 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 33%
- Heart disease
- 21%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- 25%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 161575
- CMS Region
- 7
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