Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice

For-Profit42 years operating

Mount Laurel, New Jersey — Burlington County

Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 90th percentile in New Jersey. 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. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.

Wayven Quality Score

Excellent

Better than 90% of hospices in New Jersey

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Quality breakdown

Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.

Visits in last days of life65.2

State avg: 56.7

Pain screening99.9

State avg: 95

Pain assessment99.9

State avg: 95

Breathing difficulty screening99.9

State avg: 95

Breathing difficulty treatment99.7

State avg: 95

Bowel care for pain medication patients100

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.

Overall rating (9-10)78
Would recommend82
Timely care74
Team communication79
Respect89
Emotional & spiritual support89
Symptom management72
Caregiver training74
Treatment preferences documented100

State avg: 95

Beliefs & values addressed100

State avg: 95

10

HCI Score

out of 10

90%

Percentile

in New Jersey

#6

State Rank

in New Jersey

HCI composite score10

State avg: 9.2

HIS composite score99.6

State avg: 95

Continuous care / inpatient days3
Gaps in nursing visits72.7
Nurse care minutes per day10.2

About this provider

Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in New Jersey.

Ask about their staffing approach for end-of-life visits — their current rate is below the state benchmark.

Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.

Hospice Care Index Components

Overall HCI score
10 / 10
Continuous care / inpatient days
3
Gaps in nursing visits
72.7
Nurse care minutes per day
10.2
Visits near death
95.2
Per-beneficiary spending
$11535

Process Quality Measures (HIS)

Composite score
99.6
Treatment preferences
100
Beliefs & values
100
Pain screening
99.9
Pain assessment
99.9
Dyspnea screening
99.9
Dyspnea treatment
99.7
Opioid bowel care
100

Utilization & Operations

Visits in last days of life
65.2%
Nurse care minutes / day
10.2
Per-beneficiary spending
$11535
Avg daily census
452 patients

Patient Mix

Cancer
31%
Dementia
20%
Heart disease
18%
Respiratory
9%
Stroke
7%

Data Sources

CCN
311504
CMS Region
2

All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.

Contact

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

(856) 596-1600