Premier Hospice
Arcadia, Louisiana — Bienville County
Premier Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 74th percentile in Louisiana. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, overall care quality indicators, 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
Better than 74% of hospices in Louisiana
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
2 measures not reported
State avg: 56.5
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Louisiana CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
10
HCI Score
out of 10
74%
Percentile
in Louisiana
#32
State Rank
in Louisiana
State avg: 8.7
State avg: 95.5
About this provider
Premier Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Louisiana.
Ask about their staffing approach for end-of-life visits — their current rate is below the state benchmark.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 37.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.4
- Visits near death
- 88
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16048
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 89.6
- Treatment preferences
- 99
- Beliefs & values
- 95.8
- Pain screening
- 99
- Pain assessment
- 79.2
- Dyspnea screening
- 97.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 58.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16048
- Avg daily census
- 39 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 20%
- Dementia
- 34%
- Heart disease
- 11%
- Respiratory
- 7%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 191659
- CMS Region
- 6
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