Laredo Gentle Hands Hospice and Palliative Care
Laredo, Texas — Webb County
Laredo Gentle Hands Hospice and Palliative Care is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 33rd percentile in Texas. They perform particularly well in family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in this area. Worth noting: their Hospice Care Index falls below the state average. This is a smaller-census provider, which can mean more personalized care — ask how they manage staffing during weekends and holidays.
Some measures not reported by this provider.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Above 33% 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.
3 measures not reported
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
6
HCI Score
out of 10
33%
Percentile
in Texas
#729
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Laredo Gentle Hands Hospice and Palliative Care performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, placing them among the better providers in Texas.
Their Process Integrity scores are near the state average.
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
- 6 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 96.2
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11
- Visits near death
- 63.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15835
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 63.6
- Treatment preferences
- 95.5
- Beliefs & values
- 90.9
- Pain screening
- 95.5
- Pain assessment
- 95.2
- Dyspnea screening
- 90.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- Not reported
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- Not reported
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15835
- Avg daily census
- 5 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- 0%
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 741761
- CMS Region
- 6
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.