Southwest General Hospice
Strongsville, Ohio — Cuyahoga County
Southwest General Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 67th 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 67% 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
67%
Percentile
in Ohio
#56
State Rank
in Ohio
State avg: 9.3
State avg: 94
About this provider
Southwest General 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
- 12
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 42.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 21
- Visits near death
- 98.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $6917
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.2
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 97.5
- Pain assessment
- 99.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97.2
- Opioid bowel care
- 97.7
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 64.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 21
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $6917
- Avg daily census
- 33 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 34%
- Dementia
- 11%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- 15%
- Stroke
- 9%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 361530
- CMS Region
- 5
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