Ambercare Hospice Inc.
Albuquerque, New Mexico — Bernalillo County
Ambercare Hospice Inc. is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 94th percentile in New Mexico. 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 94% of hospices in New Mexico
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 63.3
State avg: 92.2
State avg: 92.2
State avg: 92.2
State avg: 92.2
State avg: 92.2
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the New Mexico CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.2
State avg: 92.2
10
HCI Score
out of 10
94%
Percentile
in New Mexico
#4
State Rank
in New Mexico
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 92.2
About this provider
Ambercare Hospice Inc. performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in New Mexico.
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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 53.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 10.8
- Visits near death
- 90.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16873
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.6
- Treatment preferences
- 99.9
- Beliefs & values
- 99.9
- Pain screening
- 99.8
- Pain assessment
- 99.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.9
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 65.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 10.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16873
- Avg daily census
- 395 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 21%
- Dementia
- 22%
- Heart disease
- 21%
- Respiratory
- 15%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 321538
- CMS Region
- 6
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