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Altus Hospice

Medicare-certified hospice in Laredo, TX

Medicare-certified93% would definitely recommend

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Public-record details

Address
6909 Springfield Avenue, Suite 200, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 718-3000
Listed under
Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents
Medicare CCN
671614
Ownership
For-profit
Medicare-certified since
Mar 9, 2009
Families who would definitely recommend
93%
Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
91%
Hospice Care Index
9 of 10
Average patients per day
50
Levels of care
Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
County
Webb

CMS certification number 671614. Source: CMS Hospice General Information, Provider Data and CAHPS Hospice Survey (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

What families said

From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:

Communicated well with the family89%
Provided timely help83%
Treated the patient with respect95%
Gave the right emotional and spiritual support88%
Helped with pain and symptoms84%
Would definitely recommend (family)93%
Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 1091%

Quality measures

Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better)9 of 10
Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment)99.57%
Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life79.3%
Medicare spending per patient$12,729

From Medicare claims and assessment data CMS collects under the Hospice Quality Reporting Program; Hospice Care Index Jan 2023–Dec 2024; assessment measures Oct 2024–Sep 2025.

Who this hospice serves

Where care was provided (share of care days)

Private homes79%
Nursing facilities20%
Hospitals1%

Patients' main diagnoses

Cancer27%
Dementia27%
Heart and circulatory disease9%
Respiratory disease10%
Stroke8%
Other conditions22%
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.

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