Bridgeway Healthcare & Hospice
Baton Rouge, Louisiana — East Baton Rouge County
Bridgeway Healthcare & Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 87th percentile in Louisiana. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, 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 87% of hospices in Louisiana
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 56.5
State avg: 95.5
State avg: 95.5
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
87%
Percentile
in Louisiana
#16
State Rank
in Louisiana
State avg: 8.7
State avg: 95.5
About this provider
Bridgeway Healthcare & 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
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 57.1
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 10.2
- Visits near death
- 85.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $20937
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.4
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 56.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 10.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $20937
- Avg daily census
- 94 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 15%
- Dementia
- 30%
- Heart disease
- 20%
- Respiratory
- 7%
- Stroke
- 8%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 191539
- CMS Region
- 6
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