in Houston, Texas is a For-Profit hospice care facility first certified to accept Medicare payments on July 9, 2021. Extensive health outcomes, ratings, and more are accessible on their profile below.
Patient Ratings Please rate how you felt your loved or yourself have been treated at Doctor's Choice Hospice below to help others make a more informed decision. Thank you.
The opinions below are from people who looked after the patient before they moved to hospice care. We use a scale from 0 to 100 to measure these opinions. If half of the people agree on something, the score would be 50%, and it works the same way for other percentages.
The hospice team did |not| provide the right amount of emotional and spiritual support
29%
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support
71%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 6 or lower
21%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 7 or 8
23%
Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10
56%
NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospice
26%
YES, they would probably recommend the hospice
21%
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice
53%
The hospice team sometimes or never treated the patient with respect
10%
The hospice team usually treated the patient with respect
18%
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect
72%
The patient sometimes or never got the help they needed for pain and symptoms
21%
The patient usually got the help they needed for pain and symptoms
20%
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms
59%
The hospice team sometimes or never communicated well
24%
The hospice team usually communicated well
16%
The hospice team always communicated well
60%
The hospice team sometimes or never provided timely help
30%
The hospice team usually provided timely help
21%
The hospice team always provided timely help
49%
They did not receive the training they needed
18%
They somewhat received the training they needed
20%
They definitely received the training they needed
62%
Survey Results
The following survey results indicate how Doctor's Choice Hospice did on a variety of measures. HCI stands for: Hospice Care Index
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences
The rate at which a hospice respects and follows the patient's wishes for care regarding treatment preferences
99.6
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)
The rate at which a hospice addresses and respects the patient's beliefs and values if desired by the patient
99.2
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for pain
98.9
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment
The rate at which a hospice assesses and evaluates the patient's pain
95.3
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening
The rate at which a hospice screens patients for difficulties with breathing
98.1
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment
The rate at which a hospice treats and manages the patient's breathing difficulties
94.8
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen
94.1
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure
The rate at which a hospice provides comprehensive care
89.0
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life
The rate at which hospice visits are provided in the last days of life
62.2
Hospice Care Index Overall Score
The rate at which the hospice care index overall score is observed
9.0
1 to 10 scale of how CMS scored this hospice (10 being highest)
CHC/GIP provided (% days)
0.2
CHC/GIP provided (% days)
71
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)
78.8
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)
85
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
The rate at which early live discharges are observed
8.0
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
63
Late live discharges (% live discharges)
The rate at which late live discharges are observed
12.0
% live discharges observed rate at facility
Late live discharges (% live discharges)
5
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 1, are observed
18.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)
91
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)
The rate at which burdensome transitions, Type 2, are observed
2.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) observed rate at facility
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)
59
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
The rate at which per-beneficiary spending is observed
10,604
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
19
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)
The rate at which skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days are observed
12.4
Skilled nursing care minutes per routine home care days
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)
51
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
The rate at which skilled nursing minutes on weekends are observed
9.6
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
67
Visits near death (% decedents)
The rate at which visits near death are observed
91.9
Visits near death (% decedents) observed rate at facility