Houston Senior AdvisorElite Hospice and Palliative Care is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 5718 Westheimer Rd, Ste 1000 in Houston, TX 77057. It has been certified since 2016. It cares for about 34 patients on an average day, making it a small hospice. It scores 5 out of 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index; the Texas average is 8.4. The index flags 5 areas where it is worse than the Texas average, starting with gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days.
What is Elite Hospice and Palliative Care's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Elite Hospice and Palliative Care |
|---|---|
| Address | 5718 Westheimer Rd, Ste 1000, Houston, TX 77057 |
| Phone | (832) 666-7675 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 741654 |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| Medicare-certified since | 12/21/2016 |
How does Elite Hospice and Palliative Care score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Elite Hospice and Palliative Care scores 5 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 0 of the indicators below and worse on 5.
| Indicator | Elite Hospice and Palliative Care | Texas average | U.S. average | vs. Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 95.2% | 62% | 52.4% | Worse |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 10.2% | 7.6% | 7.3% | About the same |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 34.7% | 36.9% | 37.4% | About the same |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 32.7% | 12.1% | 8.5% | Worse |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 0% | 2% | 2.1% | About the same |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 5.7 min | 11.6 min | 19.9 min | Worse |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 4.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% | Worse |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 76.9% | 88.1% | 89.3% | Worse |
Separately, 72% of its patients received all seven recommended care steps at admission (Texas average 94.7%) and 24.6% were visited by a nurse or social worker on at least two of their last three days (Texas average 51%).
What do families say about Elite Hospice and Palliative Care?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Elite 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 Elite Hospice and Palliative Care deliver care, and to whom?
94% of elite hospice and palliative care's care is delivered at home and its largest patient group by diagnosis is dementia (29%). It has provided levels of care beyond routine home visits, such as continuous care at home or inpatient stays, in the last three years.
| Where care is delivered | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| At home | 94% |
| In assisted living | 6% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Dementia | 29% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 21% |
| Other conditions | 20% |
| Cancer | 17% |
Which Houston-area ZIP codes does Elite Hospice and Palliative Care serve?
Elite Hospice and Palliative Care tells Medicare it serves 78 ZIP codes in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties.
- 77005
- 77006
- 77009
- 77014
- 77015
- 77017
- 77022
- 77023
- 77028
- 77029
- 77030
- 77033
- 77041
- 77043
- 77044
- 77045
- 77051
- 77053
- 77055
- 77056
- 77057
- 77064
- 77065
- 77066
- 77067
- 77069
- 77070
- 77077
- 77080
- 77082
- 77084
- 77085
- 77089
- 77090
- 77092
- 77096
- 77301
- 77303
- 77306
- 77336
- 77338
- 77339
- 77345
- 77346
- 77354
- 77356
- 77357
- 77365
- 77377
- 77379
- 77380
- 77385
- 77386
- 77388
- 77396
- 77407
- 77429
- 77449
- 77450
- 77469
- 77471
- 77477
- 77478
- 77479
- 77489
- 77493
- 77494
- 77502
- 77505
- 77506
- 77515
- 77521
- 77532
- 77541
- 77566
- 77571
- 77578
- 77584
What should you ask Elite Hospice and Palliative Care before choosing it?
Ask how often the nurse visits
95.2% of Elite 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 how a crisis at home is handled
32.7% of its live discharges were followed by a hospital stay and a return to hospice (Texas average 12.1%). Ask who comes to the house in a symptom crisis and how fast.
Ask how long nursing visits last
Its nurses average 5.7 minutes per routine care day, against 11.6 minutes across Texas. Ask how long a typical visit lasts and whether the same nurse comes each time.
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.
Which other hospices serve Houston, TX?
- Vantage Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Gencare Hospice LLC — Hospice Care Index 6 of 10
- Life New Look Hospice LLC — Hospice Care Index 6 of 10
- Exclusive Palliative Hospice LLC — no index score yet
- A Better Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Houston - North, LLC — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
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 Elite Hospice and Palliative Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Elite Hospice and Palliative Care is certified by Medicare under provider number 741654 and has been since 2016.
What is Elite Hospice and Palliative Care's Hospice Care Index score?
5 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Texas average is 8.4.
How large is Elite Hospice and Palliative Care?
It cares for about 34 patients on an average day.
