Goodwin House Palliative Care and Hospice
Falls Church, Virginia — Fairfax County
Goodwin House Palliative Care and Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 61st percentile in Virginia. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, 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 61% of hospices in Virginia
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State avg: 60
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Virginia CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.8
State avg: 95.8
10
HCI Score
out of 10
61%
Percentile
in Virginia
#44
State Rank
in Virginia
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 95.8
About this provider
Goodwin House Palliative Care and Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Virginia.
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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 75
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 12
- Visits near death
- 91.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15937
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 91
- Treatment preferences
- 98.7
- Beliefs & values
- 98.7
- Pain screening
- 92.5
- Pain assessment
- 98.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.2
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.6
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 64.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 12
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15937
- Avg daily census
- 134 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 31%
- Dementia
- 32%
- Heart disease
- 13%
- Respiratory
- 5%
- Stroke
- 6%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 491553
- CMS Region
- 3
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