Liberty Home Care and Hospice

For-Profit31 years operating

Wilmington, North Carolina — New Hanover County

Liberty Home Care and Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 53rd 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. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average. 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 53% 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 life54.7

State avg: 65.4

Pain screening100

State avg: 96.6

Pain assessment98.2

State avg: 96.6

Breathing difficulty screening99.9

State avg: 96.6

Breathing difficulty treatment97.2

State avg: 96.6

Bowel care for pain medication patients98.9

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 addressed100

State avg: 96.6

10

HCI Score

out of 10

53%

Percentile

in North Carolina

#36

State Rank

in North Carolina

HCI composite score10

State avg: 9.5

HIS composite score97.6

State avg: 96.6

Continuous care / inpatient days0.1
Gaps in nursing visits64.6
Nurse care minutes per day11.3

About this provider

Liberty Home Care 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
0.1
Gaps in nursing visits
64.6
Nurse care minutes per day
11.3
Visits near death
89.4
Per-beneficiary spending
$17208

Process Quality Measures (HIS)

Composite score
97.6
Treatment preferences
100
Beliefs & values
100
Pain screening
100
Pain assessment
98.2
Dyspnea screening
99.9
Dyspnea treatment
97.2
Opioid bowel care
98.9

Utilization & Operations

Visits in last days of life
54.7%
Nurse care minutes / day
11.3
Per-beneficiary spending
$17208
Avg daily census
425 patients

Patient Mix

Cancer
22%
Dementia
29%
Heart disease
19%
Respiratory
9%
Stroke
7%

Data Sources

CCN
341569
CMS Region
4

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

Contact

Wilmington, NC 28403

(910) 251-8111