Gentiva
Aiken, South Carolina — Aiken County
Gentiva is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 87th percentile in South Carolina. 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 87% of hospices in South Carolina
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 65.6
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the South Carolina CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.4
State avg: 94.4
10
HCI Score
out of 10
87%
Percentile
in South Carolina
#13
State Rank
in South Carolina
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 94.4
About this provider
Gentiva performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in South Carolina.
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
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 27.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.2
- Visits near death
- 95
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $20553
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 99.9
- Pain assessment
- 99.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 69.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $20553
- Avg daily census
- 345 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 19%
- Dementia
- 23%
- Heart disease
- 29%
- Respiratory
- 14%
- Stroke
- 6%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 421552
- CMS Region
- 4
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