High Desert Hospice
Albuquerque, New Mexico — Bernalillo County
High Desert Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 30th percentile in New Mexico. They perform particularly well in family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in this area. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average. 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.
Some measures not reported by this provider.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Above 30% of hospices in New Mexico
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
5 measures not reported
State avg: 63.3
2 measures not reported
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the New Mexico CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
1 measure not reported
9
HCI Score
out of 10
30%
Percentile
in New Mexico
#38
State Rank
in New Mexico
State avg: 9.2
About this provider
High Desert Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in New Mexico.
Their Comfort & Pain Management scores are near the state average.
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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 34
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.8
- Visits near death
- 91
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $22582
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- Not reported
- Treatment preferences
- Not reported
- Beliefs & values
- Not reported
- Pain screening
- Not reported
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- Not reported
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 52.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $22582
- Avg daily census
- 282 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 14%
- Dementia
- 39%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 321572
- CMS Region
- 6
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.