Vermont Hospice SSVI Scores
9 Medicare-certified hospices · average FY2025 SSVI 4.4 of 16
The average Vermont hospice scored 4.4 on the FY2025 SSVI — 2.0 points below the national average of 6.4.
Of that score, 4.0 comes from non-hospice spending and 0.4 from the eight claims-based utilization measures — spending drives the state average.
0 of 9 Vermont agencies (0%) scored 10 or higher, the top band of the 0–16 range — nationally, 13% of agencies do.
| Agency | City | SSVI | Spending | Utilization | vs FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayada Hospice | Norwich | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Caledonia Home Health Care | Saint Johnsbury | 6 | 5 | 1 | +2 |
| VNA & Hospice Of Southwest Region, Inc. | Rutland | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| UVMHN Home Health And Hospice | Colchester | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| VNH - Visiting Nurse & Hospice - Vermont & New Hampshire | White River Junction | 4 | 4 | 0 | +1 |
| Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice | Barre | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamoille HHA | Morrisville | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| Orleans /Essex VNA & Hospice | Newport | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 |
| Addison County HHA Hospice | Middlebury | 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).