South Dakota Hospice SSVI Scores
17 Medicare-certified hospices · average FY2025 SSVI 4.6 of 16
The average South Dakota hospice scored 4.6 on the FY2025 SSVI, 1.8 points below the national average of 6.4.
Of that score, 3.3 comes from non-hospice spending and 1.4 from the eight claims-based utilization measures, so spending drives the state average.
0 of 17 South Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avera @ Home | PIERRE | 8 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Avera @ Home | MITCHELL | 7 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| STILLWATER HOSPICE OF SOUTH DAKOTA | RAPID CITY | 7 | 5 | 2 | -2 |
| Avera @ Home | SIOUX FALLS | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Avera @ Home | ABERDEEN | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| ASERACARE HOSPICE | SIOUX FALLS | 6 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
| Avera @ Home | YANKTON | 5 | 4 | 1 | -2 |
| ST CROIX HOSPICE | SIOUX FALLS | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
| HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE LLC | Belle Fourche | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| PRAIRIE LAKES HOSPICE | WATERTOWN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brookings Health System | BROOKINGS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Avera @ Home | MILBANK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| MOMENTS HOSPICE OF SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| MONUMENT HEALTH HOME PLUS HOSPICE | RAPID CITY | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| MONUMENT HEALTH HOME PLUS HOSPICE | SPEARFISH | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| HURON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | HURON | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| SANFORD HOSPICE | SIOUX FALLS | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
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).