Hospicio Las Brisas
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico — Vega Alta County
Hospicio Las Brisas is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 78th 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. 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 78% of hospices in Puerto Rico
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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
78%
Percentile
in Puerto Rico
#10
State Rank
in Puerto Rico
State avg: 8.1
State avg: 89.4
About this provider
Hospicio Las Brisas performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- 22
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15
- Visits near death
- 97.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $5547
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 97.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 98.8
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.5
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.4
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 68.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $5547
- Avg daily census
- 43 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 30%
- Dementia
- 31%
- Heart disease
- 13%
- Respiratory
- 5%
- Stroke
- 8%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 401565
- CMS Region
- 2
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