Houston Senior AdvisorSouthern Hospice and Palliative Care is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 1505 South Highway 6, Suite 215 in Houston, TX 77077. It has been certified since 2020. It cares for about 19 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 4 areas where it is worse than the Texas average, starting with gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days.
What is Southern Hospice and Palliative Care's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Southern Hospice and Palliative Care |
|---|---|
| Address | 1505 South Highway 6, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77077 |
| Phone | (346) 754-5782 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 971625 |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| Medicare-certified since | 12/02/2020 |
How does Southern Hospice and Palliative Care score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Southern Hospice and Palliative Care 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 3 of the indicators below and worse on 4.
| Indicator | Southern Hospice and Palliative Care | Texas average | U.S. average | vs. Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 90% | 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) | 46.7% | 36.9% | 37.4% | Worse |
| 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 | 8 min | 11.6 min | 19.9 min | Worse |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 13.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% | Better |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 61.5% | 88.1% | 89.3% | Worse |
Separately, 97.1% of its patients received all seven recommended care steps at admission (Texas average 94.7%).
What do families say about Southern Hospice and Palliative Care?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Southern 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 Southern Hospice and Palliative Care deliver care, and to whom?
100% of southern hospice and palliative care's care is delivered at home and its largest patient group by diagnosis is dementia (51%). 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 | 100% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Dementia | 51% |
| Other conditions | 18% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 17% |
Which Houston-area ZIP codes does Southern Hospice and Palliative Care serve?
Southern Hospice and Palliative Care tells Medicare it serves 37 ZIP codes in Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Brazoria counties.
- 77004
- 77007
- 77012
- 77015
- 77016
- 77021
- 77022
- 77035
- 77041
- 77042
- 77045
- 77051
- 77053
- 77054
- 77069
- 77072
- 77077
- 77082
- 77083
- 77084
- 77085
- 77088
- 77092
- 77093
- 77095
- 77301
- 77338
- 77447
- 77449
- 77450
- 77459
- 77469
- 77471
- 77489
- 77493
- 77494
- 77578
What should you ask Southern Hospice and Palliative Care before choosing it?
Ask how often the nurse visits
90% of Southern 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 eligibility is reviewed
46.7% 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 how long nursing visits last
Its nurses average 8 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?
- Care 4 You Senior Services — Hospice Care Index 8 of 10
- Varco Hospice LLC — Hospice Care Index 7 of 10
- Hjm Hospice and Palliative Care — Hospice Care Index 6 of 10
- 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
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 Southern Hospice and Palliative Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. Southern Hospice and Palliative Care is certified by Medicare under provider number 971625 and has been since 2020.
What is Southern Hospice and Palliative Care's Hospice Care Index score?
7 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Texas average is 8.4.
How large is Southern Hospice and Palliative Care?
It cares for about 19 patients on an average day.
