Comfortcare Hospice
Laurel, Mississippi — Jones County
Comfortcare Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 57th percentile in Mississippi. They perform particularly well in clinical care practices, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 57% 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
57%
Percentile
in Mississippi
#36
State Rank
in Mississippi
State avg: 8.6
State avg: 96.5
About this provider
Comfortcare Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Mississippi.
Ask about their staffing approach for end-of-life visits — their current rate is below the state benchmark.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.3
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 2.4
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.2
- Visits near death
- 95.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12576
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.8
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.8
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 52.8%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12576
- Avg daily census
- 19 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 47%
- Dementia
- 22%
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 251512
- CMS Region
- 4
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