Hospice of Acadiana Inc.
Lafayette, Louisiana — Lafayette County
Hospice of Acadiana Inc. is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 89th 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. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 89% 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
89%
Percentile
in Louisiana
#14
State Rank
in Louisiana
State avg: 8.7
State avg: 95.5
About this provider
Hospice of Acadiana Inc. 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
- 1.4
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 48
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 10.3
- Visits near death
- 91.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11133
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.8
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 99.8
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.9
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 58.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 10.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11133
- Avg daily census
- 204 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 30%
- Dementia
- 15%
- Heart disease
- 22%
- Respiratory
- 8%
- Stroke
- 11%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 191500
- CMS Region
- 6
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