Hospice of Wichita Falls
Vernon, Texas — Wilbarger County
Hospice of Wichita Falls is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 85th percentile in Texas. 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 85% of hospices in Texas
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 55.3
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Texas CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
10
HCI Score
out of 10
85%
Percentile
in Texas
#166
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Hospice of Wichita Falls performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Texas.
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
- 4.4
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 53.1
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12.4
- Visits near death
- 97.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17822
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93.2
- Treatment preferences
- 99.1
- Beliefs & values
- 99
- Pain screening
- 96.7
- Pain assessment
- 99
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.3
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 98.8
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 64.3%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $17822
- Avg daily census
- 233 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 22%
- Dementia
- 30%
- Heart disease
- 12%
- Respiratory
- 14%
- Stroke
- 8%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 451526
- CMS Region
- 6
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