What is Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC's SSVI score?

Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC (CCN A91632) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 14 of 16: 8 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 6 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.

How does Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC compare to other Texas hospices?

It ranks 1 of 998 scored hospices in Texas. The average Texas hospice scored 7.3 on the FY2025 SSVI, against a national average of 6.4.

Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC

CCN A91632 · Fresno, TX · Urban

FY2025 SSVI Score

14/ 16

Bar shows national percentile, not raw score.

Ranked 2 of 6,643 hospices nationally and 1 of 998 in Texas. Higher than 99.7% of hospices nationally.

Spending

8 / 8

Utilization

6 / 8

vs FY2024

was 13

How Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC compares

Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC posted a FY2025 SSVI of 14 of 16. The average Texas hospice scored 7.3; the national average is 6.4.

That puts it 6.7 points above its state peers, and its score rose year over year — from 13 in FY2024 to 14 in FY2025.

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Utilization measures

6 of 8 flagged in FY2025. Each flagged measure adds one point to the utilization score.

Live discharge rateFlagged
Length of stay over 180 daysFlagged
Nursing facility patient shareNot flagged
No continuous home care or general inpatient careFlagged
Visits in last two days of lifeFlagged
Skilled nursing minutesFlagged
Weekend visit rateFlagged
Return to hospice within 7 daysNot flagged

Non-hospice spending

Spending score

8 / 8

Based on Medicare spending outside the hospice benefit

Non-hospice spending per day

$480.37

FY2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC's SSVI score?: Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC (CCN A91632) has a published FY2025 SSVI score of 14 of 16: 8 of 8 from non-hospice spending and 6 of 8 from the eight claims-based utilization measures.
How does Better Days Palliative & Hospice Care, LLC compare to other Texas hospices?: It ranks 1 of 998 scored hospices in Texas. The average Texas hospice scored 7.3 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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