Hospicio La Paz Inc.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico — Arecibo County
Hospicio La Paz Inc. is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 80th percentile in Puerto Rico. 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. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 80% of hospices in Puerto Rico
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 46.1
State avg: 89.4
State avg: 89.4
State avg: 89.4
State avg: 89.4
State avg: 89.4
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Puerto Rico CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 89.4
State avg: 89.4
9
HCI Score
out of 10
80%
Percentile
in Puerto Rico
#9
State Rank
in Puerto Rico
State avg: 8.1
State avg: 89.4
About this provider
Hospicio La Paz Inc. performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Puerto Rico.
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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 2.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.4
- Visits near death
- 89.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $6333
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 68.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 48%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $6333
- Avg daily census
- 283 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- 34%
- Heart disease
- 11%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- 9%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 401527
- CMS Region
- 2
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