Lifesong Hospice and Palliative Care
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — Dauphin County
Lifesong Hospice and Palliative Care is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 66th percentile in Pennsylvania. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, 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 66% of hospices in Pennsylvania
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State avg: 61
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Pennsylvania CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.8
State avg: 92.8
10
HCI Score
out of 10
66%
Percentile
in Pennsylvania
#63
State Rank
in Pennsylvania
State avg: 9
State avg: 92.8
About this provider
Lifesong Hospice and Palliative Care performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Pennsylvania.
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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 35.4
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 17.3
- Visits near death
- 97.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13746
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 89.8
- Treatment preferences
- 99.4
- Beliefs & values
- 94.5
- Pain screening
- 99.7
- Pain assessment
- 92.3
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.7
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.2
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 76.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 17.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13746
- Avg daily census
- 56 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 15%
- Dementia
- 22%
- Heart disease
- 16%
- Respiratory
- 10%
- Stroke
- 8%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 391788
- CMS Region
- 3
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