Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service Hospice
Los Alamos, New Mexico — Los Alamos County
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 32nd percentile in New Mexico. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence 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 32% 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
32%
Percentile
in New Mexico
#37
State Rank
in New Mexico
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 92.2
About this provider
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- 52.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.2
- Visits near death
- 100
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12219
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 64.3
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 69
- Pain screening
- 97.6
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 91.7
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 85.4%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12219
- Avg daily census
- 6 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 26%
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- 0%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 321525
- CMS Region
- 6
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