Good Shepherd Hospice of Springfield, LLC
Springfield, Missouri — Greene County
Good Shepherd Hospice of Springfield, LLC is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 35th percentile in Missouri. They perform particularly well in family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in this area. 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
Above 35% of hospices in Missouri
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CompareQuality breakdown
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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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
35%
Percentile
in Missouri
#87
State Rank
in Missouri
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 94.4
About this provider
Good Shepherd Hospice of Springfield, LLC performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Missouri.
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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 7.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.5
- Visits near death
- 96.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17652
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 89.1
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 93.2
- Pain assessment
- 97.1
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 96.9
- Opioid bowel care
- 98.4
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 56.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17652
- Avg daily census
- 111 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 14%
- Dementia
- 40%
- Heart disease
- 23%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 261638
- CMS Region
- 7
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