Hospice Austin
Austin, Texas — Travis County
Hospice Austin is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 84th percentile in Texas. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, overall care quality indicators, and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. As a larger provider, they serve a high volume of patients — ask about nurse-to-patient ratios and how quickly they respond to after-hours calls.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 84% of hospices in Texas
Independent & data-driven — no paid listings
CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
State avg: 55.3
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Texas CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 92.7
State avg: 92.7
10
HCI Score
out of 10
84%
Percentile
in Texas
#175
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Hospice Austin performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Texas.
Ask about their staffing approach for end-of-life visits — their current rate is below the state benchmark.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 2.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 58.6
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 18.9
- Visits near death
- 92.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13935
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 91.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.8
- Pain screening
- 99.6
- Pain assessment
- 90.4
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 98.3
- Opioid bowel care
- 98.7
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 56.4%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 18.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $13935
- Avg daily census
- 279 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 39%
- Dementia
- 21%
- Heart disease
- 14%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 7%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 451515
- CMS Region
- 6
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