Hospice of Kimes LLC
Athens, Ohio — Athens County
Hospice of Kimes LLC is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores near the average overall, ranking in the 9th percentile in Ohio. They perform particularly well in family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in this area. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average, pain and symptom management scores are below average, and their Hospice Care Index falls below the state average. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Some measures not reported by this provider.
Wayven Quality Score
Average
In the bottom 91% in Ohio
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
5 measures not reported
State avg: 63.1
2 measures not reported
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Ohio CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
1 measure not reported
4
HCI Score
out of 10
9%
Percentile
in Ohio
#153
State Rank
in Ohio
State avg: 9.3
About this provider
Hospice of Kimes LLC performs strongly in Family Support, placing them among the better providers in Ohio.
Their Comfort & Pain Management scores are below average and worth discussing during an intake conversation.
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
- 4 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 95.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 2.8
- Visits near death
- 59.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $24820
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- Not reported
- Treatment preferences
- Not reported
- Beliefs & values
- Not reported
- Pain screening
- Not reported
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- Not reported
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 20%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 2.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $24820
- Avg daily census
- 8 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- 0%
- Respiratory
- 0%
- Stroke
- 0%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 361668
- CMS Region
- 5
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