Delaware Hospice SSVI Scores
10 Medicare-certified hospices · average FY2025 SSVI 6.9 of 16
The average Delaware hospice scored 6.9 on the FY2025 SSVI, 0.5 points above the national average of 6.4.
Of that score, 6.0 comes from non-hospice spending and 0.9 from the eight claims-based utilization measures, so spending drives the state average.
0 of 10 Delaware agencies (0%) scored 10 or higher, the top band of the 0–16 range, compared with 13% of agencies nationally.
| Agency | City | SSVI | Spending | Utilization | vs FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Hospice | NEWARK | 9 | 6 | 3 | -1 |
| VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION ATLANTIC | NEWARK | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| CHRISTIANACARE ACCENTCARE HOSP & PALLIATIVE CARE | NEWARK | 8 | 8 | 0 | -2 |
| DELAWARE HOSPICE, INC SOUTHERN DIVISION | MILFORD | 7 | 6 | 1 | +1 |
| DELAWARE HOSPICE CENTRAL DIV | DOVER | 7 | 7 | 0 | +1 |
| BAYADA HOSPICE | WILMINGTON | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE | NEWPORT | 6 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE OF THE DELMAR PENINSULA | GEORGETOWN | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Acts Signature Hospice Delaware | Hockessin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| DELAWARE HOSPICE - NORTH DIVISION | NEWARK | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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. Source: CMS FY2027 Hospice Wage Index Final Rule (CMS-1851-F).