Cottonwood Hospice, LLC
Beatrice, Nebraska — Gage County
Cottonwood Hospice, LLC is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 73rd percentile in Nebraska. 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 73% of hospices in Nebraska
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State avg: 70.5
State avg: 94.2
State avg: 94.2
State avg: 94.2
State avg: 94.2
State avg: 94.2
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Nebraska CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.2
State avg: 94.2
10
HCI Score
out of 10
73%
Percentile
in Nebraska
#12
State Rank
in Nebraska
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 94.2
About this provider
Cottonwood Hospice, LLC performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Nebraska.
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
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 18.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.6
- Visits near death
- 98
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11453
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 95.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 97.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.3
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.7
- Opioid bowel care
- 95.7
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 78.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11453
- Avg daily census
- 52 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 27%
- Heart disease
- 22%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 281504
- CMS Region
- 7
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