Legacy Hospice of the South (* Deemed )
Corinth, Mississippi — Alcorn County
Legacy Hospice of the South (* Deemed ) is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 93rd 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 93% 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
10
HCI Score
out of 10
93%
Percentile
in Mississippi
#7
State Rank
in Mississippi
State avg: 8.6
State avg: 96.5
About this provider
Legacy Hospice of the South (* Deemed ) performs strongly in Process Integrity, 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
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 46.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.3
- Visits near death
- 92.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18210
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 100
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 72.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18210
- Avg daily census
- 66 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 22%
- Dementia
- 19%
- Heart disease
- 26%
- Respiratory
- 13%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 251552
- CMS Region
- 4
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