Brookestone Home Health & Hospice
Kearney, Nebraska — Buffalo County
Brookestone Home Health & Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 63rd percentile in Nebraska. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. 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 63% of hospices in Nebraska
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
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
63%
Percentile
in Nebraska
#16
State Rank
in Nebraska
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 94.2
About this provider
Brookestone Home Health & Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 30.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 20.3
- Visits near death
- 96.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $7528
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 87.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 92
- Pain assessment
- 96.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 79.8%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 20.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $7528
- Avg daily census
- 18 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 42%
- Dementia
- 18%
- Heart disease
- 8%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 281533
- CMS Region
- 7
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.