Allegiance Hospice & Palliative Care
Marksville, Louisiana — Avoyelles County
Allegiance Hospice & Palliative Care is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 86th 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 86% 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
86%
Percentile
in Louisiana
#18
State Rank
in Louisiana
State avg: 8.7
State avg: 95.5
About this provider
Allegiance Hospice & Palliative Care performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Louisiana.
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
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.3
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 53.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.2
- Visits near death
- 94.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18159
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.3
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 99.4
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 96.9
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 74.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18159
- Avg daily census
- 74 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 14%
- Dementia
- 17%
- Heart disease
- 23%
- Respiratory
- 23%
- Stroke
- 11%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 191584
- CMS Region
- 6
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