Kindred Hospice
Tarboro, North Carolina — Edgecombe County
Kindred Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 95th 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 95% of hospices in North Carolina
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
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
95%
Percentile
in North Carolina
#5
State Rank
in North Carolina
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 96.6
About this provider
Kindred 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
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 17
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.2
- Visits near death
- 96.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14378
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 100
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 66.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14378
- Avg daily census
- 41 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 17%
- Heart disease
- 24%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- 21%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 341581
- CMS Region
- 4
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