Ariel Hospice
San Antonio, Texas — Bexar County
Ariel Hospice is a for-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 68th percentile in Texas. They perform particularly well in 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.
Some measures not reported by this provider.
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.
2 measures not reported
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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
68%
Percentile
in Texas
#349
State Rank
in Texas
State avg: 8.5
State avg: 92.7
About this provider
Ariel Hospice 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 73.8
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 10.2
- Visits near death
- 81.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14707
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 93
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 96.5
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 96.5
- Dyspnea treatment
- 100
- Opioid bowel care
- Not reported
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- Not reported
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 10.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $14707
- Avg daily census
- 22 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- Not reported
- Dementia
- 29%
- Heart disease
- 19%
- Respiratory
- 13%
- Stroke
- 17%
Data Sources
- CCN
- A91631
- CMS Region
- 6
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