Star Hospice
Odessa, Texas — Ector County
Star Hospice is an established for-profit hospice provider that scores above average overall, ranking in the 81st percentile in Texas. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, 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
Above Average
Better than 81% 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
81%
Percentile
in Texas
#204
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Star Hospice performs strongly in Family Support, 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
- 2.9
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 61.7
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 9.1
- Visits near death
- 98.5
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $10036
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 41.9
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 98.9
- Pain assessment
- 43.2
- Dyspnea screening
- 98.9
- Dyspnea treatment
- 89.1
- Opioid bowel care
- 61.4
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 82.4%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 9.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $10036
- Avg daily census
- 9 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 25%
- Dementia
- Not reported
- Heart disease
- Not reported
- Respiratory
- 28%
- Stroke
- Not reported
Data Sources
- CCN
- 451701
- CMS Region
- 6
All scores come directly from CMS. Providers cannot edit or influence their profile on this site.