Blue Water Hospice
Port Huron, Michigan — St. Clair County
Blue Water Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 47th percentile in Michigan. 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
Above 47% of hospices in Michigan
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State avg: 62.2
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Michigan CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.3
State avg: 92.3
9
HCI Score
out of 10
47%
Percentile
in Michigan
#91
State Rank
in Michigan
State avg: 9
State avg: 92.3
About this provider
Blue Water Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Michigan.
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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 36.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 25.5
- Visits near death
- 96
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $6698
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.2
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 99.4
- Pain assessment
- 99.6
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.1
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.9
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 76.4%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 25.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $6698
- Avg daily census
- 29 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 35%
- Dementia
- 17%
- Heart disease
- 20%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 231543
- CMS Region
- 5
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