Life Hospice
Livingston, New Jersey — Essex County
Life Hospice is an newer for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 15th percentile in New Jersey. They perform particularly well in family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in this area. Worth noting: their Hospice Care Index falls below the state average. As a newer provider, they have limited historical data — ask about their staffing model, on-call availability, and how they handle after-hours needs.
Some measures not reported by this provider.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
In the bottom 85% in New Jersey
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
1 measure not reported
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the New Jersey CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
8
HCI Score
out of 10
15%
Percentile
in New Jersey
#52
State Rank
in New Jersey
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 95
About this provider
Life Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in New Jersey.
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
- 8 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 66.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 17.2
- Visits near death
- 90.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9505
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 87.4
- Treatment preferences
- 97.6
- Beliefs & values
- 97.6
- Pain screening
- 97.6
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 97.6
- Dyspnea treatment
- 69
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- Not reported
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 17.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9505
- Avg daily census
- 15 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 28%
- Dementia
- 33%
- Heart disease
- 13%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 311596
- CMS Region
- 2
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