Multicare Hospice
Tacoma, Washington — Pierce County
Multicare Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 81st percentile in Washington. 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. 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 81% 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
81%
Percentile
in Washington
#10
State Rank
in Washington
State avg: 9
State avg: 94.9
About this provider
Multicare Hospice 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
- 69.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15.6
- Visits near death
- 86.7
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13661
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 99.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 99.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.2
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 60.7%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13661
- Avg daily census
- 249 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 33%
- Dementia
- 14%
- Heart disease
- 13%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 23%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 501508
- CMS Region
- 10
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