Heartland Hospice (baltimore)
Windsor Mill, Maryland — Baltimore County
Heartland Hospice (baltimore) is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 40th percentile in Maryland. They perform particularly well in clinical care practices, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average. 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
Above 40% 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
40%
Percentile
in Maryland
#16
State Rank
in Maryland
State avg: 9.7
State avg: 97.7
About this provider
Heartland Hospice (baltimore) 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
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 71
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.7
- Visits near death
- 79.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $22705
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.7
- Pain screening
- 99.7
- Pain assessment
- 98.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.7
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97.1
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 47.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $22705
- Avg daily census
- 120 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 13%
- Dementia
- 22%
- Heart disease
- 11%
- Respiratory
- 3%
- Stroke
- 46%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 211533
- CMS Region
- 3
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