Houston Senior AdvisorCare that comes to the home in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties falls into three kinds, and Medicare publishes detailed records on two of them. This section holds those records for 443 home health agencies and 306 hospices, 200 and 167 of which have published scores.
What kinds of in-home care are there in Houston, and who pays?
Home health is medical care in visits, hospice is comfort care near the end of life, and non-medical home care is hourly help with daily living. They are licensed and paid for differently.
| Home health | Hospice | Non-medical home care | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Nursing and therapy visits ordered by a doctor | Comfort care for a terminal illness | Help with bathing, meals, company and supervision |
| What it is not | Not shifts or round-the-clock help | Not treatment aimed at a cure | Not nursing or medical care |
| Who usually pays | Medicare | Medicare | The family, long-term care insurance or a Medicaid waiver |
| Records here | 443 agencies | 306 hospices | Ask an advisor |
Which Houston home health agencies does Medicare rate 4 stars or higher?
55 of the 200 rated agencies in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties hold 4 stars or more for quality of patient care. The highest rated are:
- Elara Caring, Conroe — 5 of 5 stars, patient survey 4 of 5
- Tawl Health Care Inc, Houston — 5 of 5 stars, patient survey 4 of 5
- All About Home Care, Inc., Houston — 5 of 5 stars, patient survey 3 of 5
- Elara Caring, Pasadena — 5 of 5 stars, patient survey 3 of 5
- Ace Healthcare Services Inc, Missouri City — 5 of 5 stars
- Aging Gracefully Home Health, Richmond — 5 of 5 stars
- Caring Angels Home Health, Richmond — 5 of 5 stars
- Healing Source Home Care Inc, Stafford — 5 of 5 stars
- Mynurse Home Care Inc, Angleton — 5 of 5 stars
- Providian Health Care Inc, Houston — 5 of 5 stars
See all 443 home health agencies
Which Houston hospices score a full 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
36 of the 167 scored hospices in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties meet all ten of the index's visit and discharge indicators. They include:
- Magnolia Hospice Care, LLC, Houston — index 10 of 10, family survey 5 of 5, about 78 patients a day
- Altus Hospice, Kingwood — index 10 of 10, family survey 4 of 5, about 141 patients a day
- Oasis Hospice, Conroe — index 10 of 10, family survey 4 of 5, about 122 patients a day
- Amedisys Hospice, Conroe — index 10 of 10, family survey 4 of 5, about 78 patients a day
- Gentiva, Bellaire — index 10 of 10, family survey 3 of 5, about 236 patients a day
- Vantage Hospice, Houston — index 10 of 10, family survey 3 of 5, about 220 patients a day
- Enhabit Hospice, Pasadena — index 10 of 10, family survey 3 of 5, about 131 patients a day
- Vitas Healthcare of Texas L P, Houston — index 10 of 10, family survey 3 of 5, about 130 patients a day
- Heart to Heart Hospice of West Houston, Houston — index 10 of 10, family survey 3 of 5, about 76 patients a day
- Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Houston - North, LLC, Houston — index 10 of 10, family survey 2 of 5, about 175 patients a day
Last verified: November 2026, against Medicare provider data released 2026-09-21.
Common questions
How many home health agencies are in Houston?
443 Medicare-certified home health agencies are based in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties, and 200 have a published quality star rating.
How many hospices are in Houston?
306 Medicare-certified hospices are based in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties, and 167 have a published Hospice Care Index score.
Does Medicare pay for a caregiver at home?
Not on its own. Medicare pays for skilled home health visits and for hospice. Hourly help with bathing, meals and supervision is paid privately, by long-term care insurance, or by Medicaid.
