Brookings Health System
Brookings, South Dakota — Brookings County
Brookings Health System is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 25th percentile in South Dakota. They perform particularly well in family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in this area. 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
Above 25% of hospices in South Dakota
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 73.6
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the South Dakota CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.7
State avg: 95.7
9
HCI Score
out of 10
25%
Percentile
in South Dakota
#13
State Rank
in South Dakota
State avg: 9.1
State avg: 95.7
About this provider
Brookings Health System performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in South Dakota.
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
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 27.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 10.7
- Visits near death
- 97.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8002
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 83.1
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 91.5
- Pain assessment
- 87.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.6
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.2
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 68.1%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 10.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $8002
- Avg daily census
- 11 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 31%
- Dementia
- 18%
- Heart disease
- 19%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 431509
- CMS Region
- 8
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