Affinis Hospice
CCN 111781 · WAYCROSS, GA · Rural
Bar shows national percentile, not raw score.
Ranked 4093 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 161 of 259 in Georgia. Higher than 25% of hospices nationally.
How Affinis Hospice compares
Affinis Hospice posted a FY2025 SSVI of 5 of 16. The average Georgia hospice scored 6.5; the national average is 6.4.
That puts it 1.5 points below its state peers, and its score fell year over year — from 6 in FY2024 to 5 in FY2025.
Utilization measures
3 of 8 flagged in FY2025. Each flagged measure adds one point to the utilization score.
- Live discharge rateNot flagged
- Length of stay over 180 daysNot flagged
- Nursing facility patient shareFlagged
- No continuous home care or general inpatient careFlagged
- Visits in last two days of lifeNot flagged
- Skilled nursing minutesNot flagged
- Weekend visit rateNot flagged
- Return to hospice within 7 daysFlagged
Non-hospice spending
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Affinis Hospice's SSVI score?
- Affinis Hospice (CCN 111781) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 5 of 16: 2 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 3 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.
- How does Affinis Hospice compare to other Georgia hospices?
- It ranks 161 of 259 scored hospices in Georgia. The average Georgia hospice scored 6.5 on the FY2025 SSVI, against a national average of 6.4.
- Is a high SSVI score a violation?
- No. CMS is explicit that the SSVI is not a determination of fraud, waste, or abuse. It measures how far an agency’s claims patterns diverge from peer norms, and it is one input CMS uses to decide where to focus oversight.
What this means
The SSVI is not a quality rating and does not indicate wrongdoing. It measures how far an agency's claims patterns diverge from peer norms, and it is one of the inputs CMS uses to decide where to focus oversight. A higher score means more divergence from peers.
Source: CMS FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Final Rule (CMS-1851-F), SSVI data file. FY2025 and FY2024 scores as published by CMS. Connect Shield is not affiliated with CMS.
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