Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice
Ellensburg, Washington — Kittitas County
Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 50th percentile in Washington. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. 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
Better than 50% of hospices in Washington
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 58.6
State avg: 94.9
State avg: 94.9
State avg: 94.9
State avg: 94.9
State avg: 94.9
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Washington CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 94.9
State avg: 94.9
10
HCI Score
out of 10
50%
Percentile
in Washington
#25
State Rank
in Washington
State avg: 9
State avg: 94.9
About this provider
Kittitas Valley Home Health & Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Washington.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 52
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 17.6
- Visits near death
- 97.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9127
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 86.1
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 92.4
- Pain screening
- 96.5
- Pain assessment
- 97.1
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.3
- Dyspnea treatment
- 95.2
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 85.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 17.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9127
- Avg daily census
- 15 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 36%
- Dementia
- 18%
- Heart disease
- 10%
- Respiratory
- 11%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 501529
- CMS Region
- 10
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.