Medi Home Health and Hospice

For-Profit37 years operating

Boone, North Carolina — Watauga County

Medi Home Health and Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 63rd percentile in North Carolina. They perform particularly well in 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 63% of hospices in North Carolina

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Quality breakdown

Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.

Visits in last days of life64.8

State avg: 65.4

Pain screening99.5

State avg: 96.6

Pain assessment99.6

State avg: 96.6

Breathing difficulty screening99.5

State avg: 96.6

Breathing difficulty treatment99.4

State avg: 96.6

Bowel care for pain medication patients99.4

State avg: 96.6

Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the North Carolina CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.

Overall rating (9-10)84
Would recommend88
Timely care80
Team communication84
Respect92
Emotional & spiritual support91
Symptom management77
Caregiver training78
Treatment preferences documented99.7

State avg: 96.6

Beliefs & values addressed99.7

State avg: 96.6

10

HCI Score

out of 10

63%

Percentile

in North Carolina

#29

State Rank

in North Carolina

HCI composite score10

State avg: 9.5

HIS composite score98.7

State avg: 96.6

Continuous care / inpatient days0.3
Gaps in nursing visits69.1
Nurse care minutes per day9.6

About this provider

Medi Home Health and Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in North Carolina.

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
69.1
Nurse care minutes per day
9.6
Visits near death
97.3
Per-beneficiary spending
$19270

Process Quality Measures (HIS)

Composite score
98.7
Treatment preferences
99.7
Beliefs & values
99.7
Pain screening
99.5
Pain assessment
99.6
Dyspnea screening
99.5
Dyspnea treatment
99.4
Opioid bowel care
99.4

Utilization & Operations

Visits in last days of life
64.8%
Nurse care minutes / day
9.6
Per-beneficiary spending
$19270
Avg daily census
213 patients

Patient Mix

Cancer
20%
Dementia
33%
Heart disease
19%
Respiratory
12%
Stroke
3%

Data Sources

CCN
341539
CMS Region
4

All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.

Contact

Boone, NC 28607

(828) 265-3926