Home Town Hospice
Independence, Kansas — Montgomery County
Home Town Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 10th 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 90% 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
7
HCI Score
out of 10
10%
Percentile
in Kansas
#77
State Rank
in Kansas
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 93.7
About this provider
Home Town 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
- 7 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 8.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 20.8
- Visits near death
- 98.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8967
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
- 91.8%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 20.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8967
- Avg daily census
- 6 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- 0%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 171586
- CMS Region
- 7
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