Hospice of the Northwest
Mount Vernon, Washington — Skagit County
Hospice of the Northwest is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 69th percentile in Washington. They perform particularly well in clinical care practices, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. Worth noting: their rate of visits in a patient's final days is below the state average. 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 69% 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
69%
Percentile
in Washington
#16
State Rank
in Washington
State avg: 9
State avg: 94.9
About this provider
Hospice of the Northwest performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Washington.
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
- 70.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.8
- Visits near death
- 90.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14022
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 98.7
- Treatment preferences
- 99.6
- Beliefs & values
- 99.7
- Pain screening
- 99.5
- Pain assessment
- 99.4
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.8
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 50.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14022
- Avg daily census
- 202 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 30%
- Dementia
- 26%
- Heart disease
- 17%
- Respiratory
- 7%
- Stroke
- 4%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 501505
- CMS Region
- 10
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