Stella Maris Inc.
Timonium, Maryland — Baltimore County
Stella Maris Inc. is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 80th percentile in Maryland. 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 80% of hospices in Maryland
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 59.2
State avg: 97.7
State avg: 97.7
State avg: 97.7
State avg: 97.7
State avg: 97.7
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Maryland CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 97.7
State avg: 97.7
10
HCI Score
out of 10
80%
Percentile
in Maryland
#6
State Rank
in Maryland
State avg: 9.7
State avg: 97.7
About this provider
Stella Maris Inc. performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Maryland.
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
- 2.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 56
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 9.8
- Visits near death
- 85.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13927
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.8
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.5
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 61%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 9.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13927
- Avg daily census
- 116 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 30%
- Dementia
- 27%
- Heart disease
- 12%
- Respiratory
- 5%
- Stroke
- 6%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 211500
- CMS Region
- 3
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