Making Hospice Information Easier to Understand
There are thousands of hospice providers across the United States, and the quality and experience of care can vary from one provider to another.
A great deal of information about hospice providers is publicly available, but that information can be difficult to find, understand, and compare.
Hospice Ratings brings important information together in one place so families can more easily research hospice providers in their area.
Depending on the provider and available data, profiles may include information such as:
- Medicare quality measures
- Patient and family experience measures
- Services offered
- Locations and areas served
- Provider characteristics
- Inspection, certification, or other publicly available information
- Reviews and experiences shared by families
Our goal is not to tell you which hospice to choose. It is to give you better information to help you ask the right questions and make the decision that is best for your family.
Where Our Information Comes From
Much of the provider and quality information displayed on Hospice Ratings comes from publicly available healthcare data, including information published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
We organize and present this information in a format designed to make hospice providers easier to understand and compare.
Whenever possible, we want families to understand not only a rating or measurement, but what it means and where the information came from.
Independent Information for Families
Hospice Ratings is committed to providing useful and transparent information about hospice care.
Hospice providers may be able to claim their profiles, provide additional information about their services, or purchase clearly identified promotional opportunities. Payment does not change a provider's underlying quality data, patient reviews, or our presentation of independent quality information.
Sponsored or promoted content will be clearly identified.
More Than a Rating
Hospice care is deeply personal, and no single number can tell you everything about a provider.
Quality measures can be helpful, but families should also consider factors such as responsiveness, communication, services available, caregiver support, location, and whether a provider feels like the right fit for the patient and family.
We encourage families to use Hospice Ratings as a starting point, talk directly with hospice providers, and ask questions before making a decision.