Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company
Charlestown, Massachusetts — Suffolk County
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 91st percentile in Massachusetts. 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. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 91% of hospices in Massachusetts
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 67.3
State avg: 94.1
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
91%
Percentile
in Massachusetts
#8
State Rank
in Massachusetts
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 94.1
About this provider
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company 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
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 51.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.9
- Visits near death
- 96.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19844
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 83.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19844
- Avg daily census
- 475 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 18%
- Dementia
- 29%
- Heart disease
- 19%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 10%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 221544
- CMS Region
- 1
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.