Sanford Fargo Hospice
Fargo, North Dakota — Cass County
Sanford Fargo Hospice is a non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 75th percentile in North Dakota. 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 75% of hospices in North Dakota
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 66.6
State avg: 96.9
State avg: 96.9
State avg: 96.9
State avg: 96.9
State avg: 96.9
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the North Dakota CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 96.9
State avg: 96.9
10
HCI Score
out of 10
75%
Percentile
in North Dakota
#4
State Rank
in North Dakota
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 96.9
About this provider
Sanford Fargo Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in North Dakota.
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
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 29.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 30.5
- Visits near death
- 97.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $5605
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.4
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 99.6
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.6
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 86.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 30.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $5605
- Avg daily census
- 29 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 39%
- Dementia
- 5%
- Heart disease
- 11%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 9%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 351519
- CMS Region
- 8
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