Southern Care Inc. DBA Gentiva
Biloxi, Mississippi — Harrison County
Southern Care Inc. DBA Gentiva is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 55th 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
Better than 55% of hospices in Mississippi
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State avg: 64
State avg: 96.5
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
55%
Percentile
in Mississippi
#38
State Rank
in Mississippi
State avg: 8.6
State avg: 96.5
About this provider
Southern Care Inc. DBA 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
- 28.1
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 10.1
- Visits near death
- 95.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18477
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.6
- Pain screening
- 99.2
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.7
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 76.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 10.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18477
- Avg daily census
- 166 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 20%
- Dementia
- 27%
- Heart disease
- 28%
- Respiratory
- 15%
- Stroke
- 3%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 251537
- CMS Region
- 4
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