Heartland Hospice (kansas City)
Independence, Missouri — Jackson County
Heartland Hospice (kansas City) is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 85th percentile in Missouri. 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 85% of hospices in Missouri
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State avg: 62.2
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Missouri CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
10
HCI Score
out of 10
85%
Percentile
in Missouri
#21
State Rank
in Missouri
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 94.4
About this provider
Heartland Hospice (kansas City) performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Missouri.
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
- 0.4
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 37.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 16.7
- Visits near death
- 96.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18310
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.7
- Pain screening
- 99.1
- Pain assessment
- 99.3
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.7
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.8
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 70.8%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 16.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18310
- Avg daily census
- 101 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 21%
- Dementia
- 13%
- Heart disease
- 36%
- Respiratory
- 16%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 261572
- CMS Region
- 7
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