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, so spending drives the state average.
0 of 9 Vermont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).