Helping Hands Health Network
Hermitage, Pennsylvania — Mercer County
Helping Hands Health Network is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 54th percentile in Pennsylvania. 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. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 54% of hospices in Pennsylvania
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
54%
Percentile
in Pennsylvania
#84
State Rank
in Pennsylvania
State avg: 9
State avg: 92.8
About this provider
Helping Hands Health Network performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 12.1
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 27.3
- Visits near death
- 100
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $7141
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.1
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.1
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 83.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 27.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $7141
- Avg daily census
- 14 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 9%
- Heart disease
- 27%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 731508
- CMS Region
- 3
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