Heritage Hospice Inc..
Albuquerque , New Mexico — Bernalillo County
Heritage Hospice Inc.. is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 45th percentile in New Mexico. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Above 45% of hospices in New Mexico
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
2 measures not reported
State avg: 63.3
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
45%
Percentile
in New Mexico
#30
State Rank
in New Mexico
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 92.2
About this provider
Heritage Hospice Inc.. performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in New Mexico.
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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 76.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.5
- Visits near death
- 97
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16439
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 96.2
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 75.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $16439
- Avg daily census
- 5 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 321558
- CMS Region
- 6
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.