Lower Cape Fear Lifecare
Wilmington , North Carolina — New Hanover County
Lower Cape Fear Lifecare is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 87th 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 87% 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
87%
Percentile
in North Carolina
#11
State Rank
in North Carolina
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 96.6
About this provider
Lower Cape Fear Lifecare 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
- 4.3
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 49.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.3
- Visits near death
- 96.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11614
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.8
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 66.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $11614
- Avg daily census
- 468 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 29%
- Dementia
- 19%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- 12%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 341515
- CMS Region
- 4
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