zReports Research Institute · Updated October 2026
Every hospice in Spruce Pine, NC, independently graded A to F from CMS hospice certification records: 1 hold an A range grade. Spruce Pine's average score is 85, 0 above the North Carolina average. The grades are free.
| # | Facility | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospice & Palliative Care Of The Blue Ridge, INC | A- | View record |
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Active licensed hospices | 1 |
| Spruce Pine average records layer score | 85 |
| North Carolina statewide average | 85 (Spruce Pine +0) |
| A range grades | 1 (100%) |
| Clean record (no deficiencies on file) | 1 (100%) |
| Serious findings on the record | 0 |
Spruce Pine's 1 licensed hospices average a records layer score of 85, 0 points above the North Carolina statewide average of 85. 1 of 1 facilities carry a clean record with no deficiencies on the state's file. See the full picture on the North Carolina Hospice Rankings & Safety Report.
Hospices in North Carolina are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS hospice certification records, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.
Spruce Pine has 1 active licensed hospices on North Carolina's public file. Every one is ranked on this page with a free records layer grade.
Spruce Pine's average records layer score is 85, 0 points above the statewide average of 85. 1 of 1 Spruce Pine facilities have a clean record with no deficiencies on file.
The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS hospice certification records, through one fixed rule applied identically nationwide. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™ and audits the record against public reputation.
No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. Independence is the product.
This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.
Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.10 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: October 2026
APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Best Hospices in Spruce Pine, NC. Rankings & Safety Records (v2026.10). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/hospice/nc/spruce-pine
MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Best Hospices in Spruce Pine, NC. Rankings & Safety Records.” zReports.org, v2026.10, October 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospice/nc/spruce-pine.
Plain, Best Hospices in Spruce Pine, NC. Rankings & Safety Records, zReports Research Institute, v2026.10, updated October 2026, zreports.org/rankings/hospice/nc/spruce-pine
RANKED NIGHTLY FROM CMS HOSPICE CERTIFICATION RECORDS · FACILITIES ARE NEVER CONTACTED AND CANNOT PAY TO CHANGE SCORES · METHODOLOGY