Grand Lake Hospice
Saint Marys, Ohio — Auglaize County
Grand Lake Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 65th percentile in Ohio. 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 65% of hospices in Ohio
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State avg: 63.1
State avg: 94
State avg: 94
State avg: 94
State avg: 94
State avg: 94
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Ohio CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94
State avg: 94
10
HCI Score
out of 10
65%
Percentile
in Ohio
#59
State Rank
in Ohio
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 94
About this provider
Grand Lake Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Ohio.
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
- 1.8
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 29
- Visits near death
- 97.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8748
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 95.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 95.6
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 96
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 67.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 29
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8748
- Avg daily census
- 23 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 21%
- Dementia
- 13%
- Heart disease
- 30%
- Respiratory
- 17%
- Stroke
- 9%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 361636
- CMS Region
- 5
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