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Vara Hospice

Medicare-certified hospice in Laredo, TX

Medicare-certified

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Public-record details

Address
1520 E. San Pedro, Suite 102, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 285-4327
Listed under
Serves assisted living residents
Medicare CCN
971598
Ownership
For-profit
Medicare-certified since
Oct 7, 2020
Hospice Care Index
9 of 10
Average patients per day
17
County
Webb

CMS certification number 971598. Source: CMS Hospice General Information, Provider Data and CAHPS Hospice Survey (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

What families said

CMS has not published family survey scores for this hospice — usually because it is new or served too few patients for the survey to be reported. That is not a mark against it; ask the hospice how families rate its care.

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)96.08%
Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life33.3%
Medicare spending per patient$12,641

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 homes85%
Assisted living8%
Skilled nursing facilities2%
Hospitals5%

Patients' main diagnoses

Cancer19%
Dementia24%
Respiratory disease15%
Other conditions20%
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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