Houston Senior AdvisorPalliative Hospice Care is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 20127 Ivory Valley Lane in Cypress, TX 77433. It has been certified since 2019. It cares for about 36 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 3 areas where it is worse than the Texas average, starting with patients discharged alive after 180 days or more.
What is Palliative Hospice Care's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Palliative Hospice Care |
|---|---|
| Address | 20127 Ivory Valley Lane, Cypress, TX 77433 |
| Phone | (281) 758-5652 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 741790 |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| Medicare-certified since | 03/17/2019 |
How does Palliative Hospice Care score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Palliative Hospice 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 2 of the indicators below and worse on 3.
| Indicator | Palliative Hospice Care | Texas average | U.S. average | vs. Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 51.3% | 62% | 52.4% | Better |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 1.3% | 7.6% | 7.3% | Better |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 48% | 36.9% | 37.4% | Worse |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 12.5% | 12.1% | 8.5% | About the same |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 0.7% | 2% | 2.1% | About the same |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 9.8 min | 11.6 min | 19.9 min | About the same |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 3.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% | Worse |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 80.3% | 88.1% | 89.3% | Worse |
Separately, 95.5% of its patients received all seven recommended care steps at admission (Texas average 94.7%) and 14.3% 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 Palliative Hospice Care?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Palliative Hospice Care. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does Palliative Hospice Care deliver care, and to whom?
64% of palliative hospice care's care is delivered at home and its largest patient group by diagnosis is dementia (38%). 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 | 64% |
| In assisted living | 33% |
| In a nursing facility | 3% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Dementia | 38% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 22% |
| Other conditions | 17% |
| Respiratory disease | 12% |
| Cancer | 9% |
Which Houston-area ZIP codes does Palliative Hospice Care serve?
Palliative Hospice Care tells Medicare it serves 71 ZIP codes in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties.
- 77004
- 77008
- 77009
- 77016
- 77018
- 77019
- 77020
- 77022
- 77025
- 77026
- 77028
- 77029
- 77032
- 77033
- 77035
- 77036
- 77041
- 77044
- 77045
- 77047
- 77048
- 77049
- 77050
- 77053
- 77063
- 77067
- 77071
- 77078
- 77083
- 77084
- 77085
- 77087
- 77088
- 77090
- 77091
- 77093
- 77095
- 77096
- 77336
- 77338
- 77345
- 77346
- 77354
- 77355
- 77357
- 77362
- 77365
- 77373
- 77378
- 77379
- 77380
- 77382
- 77396
- 77406
- 77407
- 77422
- 77433
- 77441
- 77447
- 77449
- 77450
- 77459
- 77469
- 77471
- 77478
- 77489
- 77493
- 77494
- 77498
- 77532
- 77598
What should you ask Palliative Hospice Care before choosing it?
Ask how eligibility is reviewed
48% of its live discharges came after six months or more of care (Texas average 36.9%). Ask how often the doctor recertifies eligibility and what support is offered if a patient is discharged.
Ask about weekend coverage
3.5% of its nursing time is delivered on weekends (Texas average 7.6%). Ask who is on call Saturday and Sunday and whether routine visits happen then.
Ask who will be there at the end
80.3% of its patients had a nurse visit in the last three days of life (Texas average 88.1%). Ask how visits change when death is close and whether someone can stay through the night.
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.
Which other hospices serve Cypress, TX?
- Grace Race Palliative Hospice 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 Palliative Hospice Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Palliative Hospice Care is certified by Medicare under provider number 741790 and has been since 2019.
What is Palliative Hospice Care's Hospice Care Index score?
9 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Texas average is 8.4.
How large is Palliative Hospice Care?
It cares for about 36 patients on an average day.
