Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company
Portsmouth, New Hampshire — Rockingham County
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 82nd percentile in New Hampshire. 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 82% 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
82%
Percentile
in New Hampshire
#5
State Rank
in New Hampshire
State avg: 9.7
State avg: 94.7
About this provider
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company 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
- 1.4
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 62.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.3
- Visits near death
- 97.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15252
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 99.4
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.7
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 83.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15252
- Avg daily census
- 120 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 20%
- Dementia
- 26%
- Heart disease
- 19%
- Respiratory
- 12%
- Stroke
- 13%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 301526
- CMS Region
- 1
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