Valley Hospice
Paramus, New Jersey — Bergen County
Valley Hospice is an established non-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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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 56.7
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
10
HCI Score
out of 10
90%
Percentile
in New Jersey
#7
State Rank
in New Jersey
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 95
About this provider
Valley 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
- 0.3
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 47.1
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.3
- Visits near death
- 93.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15655
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.9
- Pain screening
- 99.9
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.6
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.7
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 65.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15655
- Avg daily census
- 252 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 18%
- Heart disease
- 19%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 311522
- CMS Region
- 2
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