Badger Hospice
Brookfield, Wisconsin — Waukesha County
Badger Hospice is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 61st percentile in Wisconsin. 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. 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
Better than 61% 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
61%
Percentile
in Wisconsin
#33
State Rank
in Wisconsin
State avg: 9.5
State avg: 95
About this provider
Badger Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Wisconsin.
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
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 53.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 15
- Visits near death
- 97.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $22698
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 95.3
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 97.7
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 94.2
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 83.8%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 15
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $22698
- Avg daily census
- 63 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 13%
- Dementia
- 25%
- Heart disease
- 22%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 17%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 521600
- CMS Region
- 5
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