Ascend Hospice
Worcester, Massachusetts — Worcester County
Ascend Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 78th 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. 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 78% of hospices in Massachusetts
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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
78%
Percentile
in Massachusetts
#18
State Rank
in Massachusetts
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 94.1
About this provider
Ascend Hospice 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
- 55.1
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.3
- Visits near death
- 89.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $24576
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 98.8
- Pain screening
- 99.3
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.8
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.6
- Opioid bowel care
- 98.3
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 71.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $24576
- Avg daily census
- 172 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 14%
- Dementia
- 43%
- Heart disease
- 6%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 26%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 221566
- CMS Region
- 1
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