Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association
Meredith, New Hampshire — Belknap County
Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association is a hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 41st percentile in New Hampshire. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, 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
Above 41% of hospices in New Hampshire
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 70
State avg: 94.7
State avg: 94.7
State avg: 94.7
State avg: 94.7
State avg: 94.7
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the New Hampshire CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.7
State avg: 94.7
10
HCI Score
out of 10
41%
Percentile
in New Hampshire
#14
State Rank
in New Hampshire
State avg: 9.7
State avg: 94.7
About this provider
Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in New Hampshire.
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
- 40.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.4
- Visits near death
- 96.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11382
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 88.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 98.5
- Pain screening
- 98.5
- Pain assessment
- 98.8
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.5
- Dyspnea treatment
- 91.8
- Opioid bowel care
- 85.1
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 77%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11382
- Avg daily census
- 30 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 21%
- Dementia
- 9%
- Heart disease
- 9%
- Respiratory
- 13%
- Stroke
- 12%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 301535
- CMS Region
- 1
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