Vitas Innovative Hospice Care
Lenexa, Kansas — Johnson County
Vitas Innovative Hospice Care is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 30th 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. 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
Above 30% of hospices in Kansas
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 64.6
State avg: 93.7
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
30%
Percentile
in Kansas
#60
State Rank
in Kansas
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 93.7
About this provider
Vitas Innovative Hospice Care 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 32.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 20.1
- Visits near death
- 98.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19635
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93.3
- Treatment preferences
- 98.7
- Beliefs & values
- 98
- Pain screening
- 96
- Pain assessment
- 99.1
- Dyspnea screening
- 96.6
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 96.1
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 74.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 20.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19635
- Avg daily census
- 46 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 29%
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- 11%
- Respiratory
- 14%
- Stroke
- 35%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 171564
- CMS Region
- 7
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