Ascend Hospice
Lees Summit, Missouri — Jackson County
Ascend Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 37th percentile in Missouri. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Above 37% of hospices in Missouri
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
37%
Percentile
in Missouri
#84
State Rank
in Missouri
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 94.4
About this provider
Ascend Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 28.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 18.6
- Visits near death
- 96.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18744
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 92.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.6
- Pain screening
- 95.5
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.6
- Dyspnea treatment
- 96.5
- Opioid bowel care
- 97.5
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 74%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 18.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18744
- Avg daily census
- 233 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 16%
- Dementia
- 37%
- Heart disease
- 15%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 12%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 261600
- CMS Region
- 7
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