Authoracare Collective

Non-Profit40 years operating

Greensboro, North Carolina — Guilford County

Authoracare Collective is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 75th percentile in North Carolina. 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 75% 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 life77

State avg: 65.4

Pain screening100

State avg: 96.6

Pain assessment99.9

State avg: 96.6

Breathing difficulty screening99.9

State avg: 96.6

Breathing difficulty treatment99.4

State avg: 96.6

Bowel care for pain medication patients99.8

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 documented100

State avg: 96.6

Beliefs & values addressed99.9

State avg: 96.6

10

HCI Score

out of 10

75%

Percentile

in North Carolina

#20

State Rank

in North Carolina

HCI composite score10

State avg: 9.5

HIS composite score99.5

State avg: 96.6

Continuous care / inpatient days1.3
Gaps in nursing visits56.8
Nurse care minutes per day11.3

About this provider

Authoracare Collective performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in North Carolina.

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
10 / 10
Continuous care / inpatient days
1.3
Gaps in nursing visits
56.8
Nurse care minutes per day
11.3
Visits near death
96.6
Per-beneficiary spending
$16673

Process Quality Measures (HIS)

Composite score
99.5
Treatment preferences
100
Beliefs & values
99.9
Pain screening
100
Pain assessment
99.9
Dyspnea screening
99.9
Dyspnea treatment
99.4
Opioid bowel care
99.8

Utilization & Operations

Visits in last days of life
77%
Nurse care minutes / day
11.3
Per-beneficiary spending
$16673
Avg daily census
695 patients

Patient Mix

Cancer
22%
Dementia
20%
Heart disease
14%
Respiratory
7%
Stroke
23%

Data Sources

CCN
341503
CMS Region
4

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

Contact

Greensboro, NC 27405

(336) 621-2500