Acara
Harlingen, Texas — Cameron County
Acara is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 68th 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. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Better than 68% of hospices in Texas
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CompareQuality breakdown
Three pillars that make up the overall score. Tap to explore individual measures.
3 measures not reported
State avg: 55.3
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
68%
Percentile
in Texas
#342
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Acara 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 59
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 9
- Visits near death
- 93.6
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12007
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93.5
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 73.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $12007
- Avg daily census
- 7 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 741522
- CMS Region
- 6
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.