Houston Senior AdvisorPj Home Health and Hospice is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 6917 Atwell Drive in Houston, TX 77081. It has been certified since 2021. It cares for about 12 patients on an average day, making it a small hospice. It scores 7 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 gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days.
What is Pj Home Health and Hospice's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Pj Home Health and Hospice |
|---|---|
| Address | 6917 Atwell Drive, Houston, TX 77081 |
| Phone | (713) 664-7800 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | A91538 |
| Ownership | Not published |
| Medicare-certified since | 12/08/2021 |
How does Pj Home Health and Hospice score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Pj Home Health and Hospice scores 7 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 4 of the indicators below and worse on 3.
| Indicator | Pj Home Health and Hospice | Texas average | U.S. average | vs. Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 68.6% | 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) | 0% | 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 | 7.7 min | 11.6 min | 19.9 min | Worse |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 18.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% | Better |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 66.7% | 88.1% | 89.3% | Worse |
What do families say about Pj Home Health and Hospice?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Pj Home Health and Hospice. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does Pj Home Health and Hospice deliver care, and to whom?
100% of pj home health and hospice's care is delivered at home.
| Where care is delivered | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| At home | 100% |
Which Houston-area ZIP codes does Pj Home Health and Hospice serve?
Pj Home Health and Hospice tells Medicare it serves 8 ZIP codes in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties.
- 77016
- 77022
- 77026
- 77033
- 77051
- 77081
- 77088
- 77577
What should you ask Pj Home Health and Hospice before choosing it?
Ask how often the nurse visits
68.6% of Pj Home Health and Hospice'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 long nursing visits last
Its nurses average 7.7 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 who will be there at the end
66.7% 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 Houston, TX?
- A Better Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Houston - North, LLC — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Houston - South, LLC — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Amor Hospice Care, Inc. — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Canaan Land Hospice Care LLC — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Choice Health at Home — 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 Pj Home Health and Hospice Medicare-certified?
Yes. Pj Home Health and Hospice is certified by Medicare under provider number A91538 and has been since 2021.
What is Pj Home Health and Hospice's Hospice Care Index score?
7 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Texas average is 8.4.
How large is Pj Home Health and Hospice?
It cares for about 12 patients on an average day.
