Heartland Hospice (lincoln)
Lincoln, Nebraska — Lancaster County
Heartland Hospice (lincoln) is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 34th percentile in Nebraska. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence 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
Above 34% of hospices in Nebraska
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
1 measure not reported
State avg: 70.5
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
34%
Percentile
in Nebraska
#28
State Rank
in Nebraska
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 94.2
About this provider
Heartland Hospice (lincoln) 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 30.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 17.1
- Visits near death
- 97.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12916
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 88.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 90.9
- Pain screening
- 97.7
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.5
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 80%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 17.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12916
- Avg daily census
- 6 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- 48%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 281555
- CMS Region
- 7
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