Visiting Nurse & Community Care
Arlington, Massachusetts — Middlesex County
Visiting Nurse & Community Care is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 70th percentile in Massachusetts. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, 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 70% of hospices in Massachusetts
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
1 measure not reported
State avg: 67.3
State avg: 94.1
State avg: 94.1
State avg: 94.1
State avg: 94.1
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Massachusetts CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.1
State avg: 94.1
10
HCI Score
out of 10
70%
Percentile
in Massachusetts
#24
State Rank
in Massachusetts
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 94.1
About this provider
Visiting Nurse & Community Care performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Massachusetts.
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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 45
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.1
- Visits near death
- 98.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $28460
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 90.8
- Treatment preferences
- 98.9
- Beliefs & values
- 97.7
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 92.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 97.7
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.7
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 86%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $28460
- Avg daily census
- 46 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 9%
- Dementia
- 42%
- Heart disease
- 18%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 221588
- CMS Region
- 1
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