Ssm Health at Home Hospice
Baraboo, Wisconsin — Sauk County
Ssm Health at Home Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 49th percentile in Wisconsin. They perform particularly well in 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. 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 49% of hospices in Wisconsin
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State avg: 76
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Wisconsin CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95
State avg: 95
10
HCI Score
out of 10
49%
Percentile
in Wisconsin
#43
State Rank
in Wisconsin
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 95
About this provider
Ssm Health at Home Hospice performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Wisconsin.
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
- 1.5
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 56.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.5
- Visits near death
- 95.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13405
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 74.1
- Treatment preferences
- 99.6
- Beliefs & values
- 98.4
- Pain screening
- 98.6
- Pain assessment
- 70.1
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.2
- Dyspnea treatment
- 94.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.2
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 63.9%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13405
- Avg daily census
- 114 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 28%
- Dementia
- 19%
- Heart disease
- 16%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- 6%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 521522
- CMS Region
- 5
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