Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care
Galax, Virginia — Carroll County
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 45th percentile in Virginia. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, 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
Above 45% of hospices in Virginia
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
45%
Percentile
in Virginia
#62
State Rank
in Virginia
State avg: 9.2
State avg: 95.8
About this provider
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 2.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 71.4
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 14.2
- Visits near death
- 95.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14832
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.8
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.9
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 98.7
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.2
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.4
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 62.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 14.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14832
- Avg daily census
- 167 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 27%
- Dementia
- 15%
- Heart disease
- 13%
- Respiratory
- 13%
- Stroke
- 17%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 491580
- CMS Region
- 3
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