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Essential Hospice and Palliative Services, LLC.

Medicare-certified hospice in Webster, TX

Medicare-certified97% would definitely recommend

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Public-record details

Address
450 N. Texas Avenue, Suite a, Webster, TX 77598
Phone
(832) 224-4756
Listed under
Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents, Serves assisted living residents, Experienced with dementia
Medicare CCN
741572
Ownership
For-profit
Medicare-certified since
May 29, 2015
Families who would definitely recommend
97%
Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
93%
Hospice Care Index
6 of 10
Average patients per day
57
Levels of care
Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
County
Harris

CMS certification number 741572. 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 family92%
Provided timely help89%
Treated the patient with respect99%
Gave the right emotional and spiritual support95%
Helped with pain and symptoms89%
Would definitely recommend (family)97%
Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 1093%

Quality measures

Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better)6 of 10
Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment)83.87%
Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life53.9%
Medicare spending per patient$23,707

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 homes62%
Assisted living12%
Nursing facilities21%
Skilled nursing facilities4%

Patients' main diagnoses

Cancer22%
Dementia33%
Heart and circulatory disease16%
Respiratory disease7%
Other conditions19%
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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