Hospice of the Carolina Foothills
Saluda, North Carolina — Polk County
Hospice of the Carolina Foothills is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 88th 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. When speaking with them, ask about their approach to after-hours care, how they communicate changes in a patient's condition, and what support they offer to caregivers.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 88% of hospices in North Carolina
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State avg: 65.4
State avg: 96.6
State avg: 96.6
State avg: 96.6
State avg: 96.6
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.
State avg: 96.6
State avg: 96.6
10
HCI Score
out of 10
88%
Percentile
in North Carolina
#10
State Rank
in North Carolina
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 96.6
About this provider
Hospice of the Carolina Foothills 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
- 2.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 29.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.4
- Visits near death
- 97
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13954
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 99.9
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 71.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13954
- Avg daily census
- 164 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 20%
- Dementia
- 24%
- Heart disease
- 18%
- Respiratory
- 12%
- Stroke
- 10%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 341528
- CMS Region
- 4
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