Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company
Auburn, Maine — Androscoggin County
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 62nd percentile in Maine. 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 62% of hospices in Maine
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State avg: 76
State avg: 97.8
State avg: 97.8
State avg: 97.8
State avg: 97.8
State avg: 97.8
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Maine CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 97.8
State avg: 97.8
10
HCI Score
out of 10
62%
Percentile
in Maine
#7
State Rank
in Maine
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 97.8
About this provider
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Maine.
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
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 55.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.2
- Visits near death
- 97.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14592
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.7
- Pain screening
- 99.9
- Pain assessment
- 99.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.7
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.5
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 88.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14592
- Avg daily census
- 199 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 16%
- Dementia
- 25%
- Heart disease
- 16%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- 19%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 201517
- CMS Region
- 1
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