Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice
Barre, Vermont — Washington County
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 75th percentile in Vermont. 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 75% of hospices in Vermont
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 64.7
State avg: 90.2
State avg: 90.2
State avg: 90.2
State avg: 90.2
State avg: 90.2
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Vermont CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 90.2
State avg: 90.2
10
HCI Score
out of 10
75%
Percentile
in Vermont
#3
State Rank
in Vermont
State avg: 9.4
State avg: 90.2
About this provider
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Vermont.
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
- 0.8
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 63.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13
- Visits near death
- 94.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14422
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 91.3
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 97.7
- Pain screening
- 97.7
- Pain assessment
- 99
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.4
- Dyspnea treatment
- 97
- Opioid bowel care
- 94.1
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 66.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14422
- Avg daily census
- 57 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 30%
- Dementia
- 18%
- Heart disease
- 26%
- Respiratory
- 5%
- Stroke
- 4%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 471505
- CMS Region
- 1
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