Golden Belt Hospice
Great Bend, Kansas — Barton County
Golden Belt Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 15th percentile in Kansas. 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. 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 85% in Kansas
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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: 64.6
State avg: 93.7
State avg: 93.7
State avg: 93.7
State avg: 93.7
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Kansas CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 93.7
State avg: 93.7
8
HCI Score
out of 10
15%
Percentile
in Kansas
#72
State Rank
in Kansas
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 93.7
About this provider
Golden Belt Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Kansas.
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
- 8 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 1.3
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 21.4
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 19.2
- Visits near death
- 95.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9847
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 96.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.3
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 71.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 19.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9847
- Avg daily census
- 7 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 24%
- Dementia
- 29%
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 171512
- CMS Region
- 7
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