Direct Health Care Inc.
Lubbock, Texas — Lubbock County
Direct Health Care Inc. is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 47th percentile in Texas. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence 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
Above 47% 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.
2 measures not reported
State avg: 55.3
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
8
HCI Score
out of 10
47%
Percentile
in Texas
#570
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Direct Health Care Inc. performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- 8 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 26.3
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.2
- Visits near death
- 98.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18603
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 62.1
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- Not reported
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 96.6
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 78%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $18603
- Avg daily census
- 12 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 33%
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- Not reported
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 671697
- CMS Region
- 6
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.