Good Samaritan Society Hospice
Nisswa, Minnesota — Crow Wing County
Good Samaritan Society Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 78th percentile in Minnesota. 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 Minnesota
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CompareQuality breakdown
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1 measure not reported
State avg: 69.8
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Minnesota CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
10
HCI Score
out of 10
78%
Percentile
in Minnesota
#19
State Rank
in Minnesota
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 95
About this provider
Good Samaritan Society Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Minnesota.
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
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 63.4
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.9
- Visits near death
- 95.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19328
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.2
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.7
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 76.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19328
- Avg daily census
- 44 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 23%
- Dementia
- 29%
- Heart disease
- 19%
- Respiratory
- 10%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 241581
- CMS Region
- 5
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