Houston Senior AdvisorA Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 1427 Gentle Bend Dr in Missouri, TX 77489. It has been certified since 2022. It cares for about 7 patients on an average day, making it a small hospice. It scores 9 out of 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index; the Texas average is 8.4. The index flags 1 area where it is worse than the Texas average, starting with gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days.
What is A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care's Medicare record?
| Hospice | A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care |
|---|---|
| Address | 1427 Gentle Bend Dr, Missouri, TX 77489 |
| Phone | (281) 416-5596 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | A91518 |
| Ownership | Not published |
| Medicare-certified since | 10/11/2022 |
How does A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care scores 9 out of 10 on the Hospice Care Index, which counts how many of ten visit, discharge and staffing indicators a hospice meets. Against the Texas average it is better on 5 of the indicators below and worse on 1.
| Indicator | A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care | Texas average | U.S. average | vs. Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 83.3% | 62% | 52.4% | Worse |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 0% | 7.6% | 7.3% | Better |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 33.3% | 36.9% | 37.4% | Better |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 8.3% | 12.1% | 8.5% | Better |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 0% | 2% | 2.1% | About the same |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 11.5 min | 11.6 min | 19.9 min | About the same |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 20.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% | Better |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 92.3% | 88.1% | 89.3% | Better |
What do families say about A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care deliver care, and to whom?
99% of a giving heart hospice and palliative care's care is delivered at home.
| Where care is delivered | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| At home | 99% |
Which Houston-area ZIP codes does A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care serve?
A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care tells Medicare it serves 30 ZIP codes in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties.
- 77003
- 77004
- 77009
- 77011
- 77020
- 77021
- 77031
- 77033
- 77035
- 77036
- 77042
- 77045
- 77051
- 77053
- 77065
- 77071
- 77088
- 77090
- 77096
- 77099
- 77459
- 77477
- 77479
- 77489
- 77493
- 77498
- 77502
- 77506
- 77583
- 77584
What should you ask A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care before choosing it?
Ask how often the nurse visits
83.3% of A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care's patients went more than seven days without a nursing visit at some point, against 62% across Texas. Ask for the planned visit schedule in writing and who decides when it changes.
Ask what the family is expected to do
Hospice supports the family caregiver; it does not replace one. Ask how many aide visits a week are typical and what happens overnight.
Ask how fast they can admit
Ask how soon after the call a nurse can come out, including evenings and weekends, and how quickly medications and equipment arrive.
Ask where inpatient care happens
When symptoms cannot be managed at home, hospice provides short inpatient stays. Ask which facility they use and how far it is from the family.
All Medicare-certified hospices in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties
Last verified: November 2026, against the Medicare hospice data release dated 2026-08-07.
Common questions
Is A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care is certified by Medicare under provider number A91518 and has been since 2022.
What is A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care's Hospice Care Index score?
9 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Texas average is 8.4.
How large is A Giving Heart Hospice and Palliative Care?
It cares for about 7 patients on an average day.
