Merit Hospice LLC
Dallas, Texas — Dallas County
Merit Hospice LLC is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 85th 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. When speaking with them, ask about their approach to after-hours care, how they communicate changes in a patient's condition, and what support they offer to caregivers.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 85% of hospices in Texas
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CompareQuality breakdown
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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
85%
Percentile
in Texas
#164
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Merit Hospice LLC performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Texas.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 1.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 60.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 8.8
- Visits near death
- 100
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $22279
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93.3
- Treatment preferences
- 99.5
- Beliefs & values
- 99.5
- Pain screening
- 99.5
- Pain assessment
- 91.9
- Dyspnea screening
- 99
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99
- Opioid bowel care
- 98.3
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 77.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 8.8
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $22279
- Avg daily census
- 50 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 18%
- Dementia
- 21%
- Heart disease
- 23%
- Respiratory
- 9%
- Stroke
- 8%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 741741
- CMS Region
- 6
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