Gentiva
Batesville, Mississippi — Panola County
Gentiva is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 48th percentile in Mississippi. 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 48% of hospices in Mississippi
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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: 64
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Mississippi CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 96.5
State avg: 96.5
9
HCI Score
out of 10
48%
Percentile
in Mississippi
#44
State Rank
in Mississippi
State avg: 8.6
State avg: 96.5
About this provider
Gentiva performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Mississippi.
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
- 25.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16.7
- Visits near death
- 96.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19970
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 95.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 97.6
- Pain assessment
- 98.6
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.3
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 85.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $19970
- Avg daily census
- 58 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 16%
- Dementia
- 18%
- Heart disease
- 48%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 251579
- CMS Region
- 4
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