1ST Choice Hospice LLC
Hospice · 2800 Lake Rd, Huntsville, TX 77340
At a glance
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 07/02/2009 · CCN 671636
- Rank in Texas
- #517 of 584 scored hospices
- Average daily census
- 27 patients
- County
- Walker
- Service area
- 32 ZIP codes (see list)
Quality of care
Quality measures: better than the national average on 0 of 3 reported measures, worse on 2.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite process measure (7 care processes) | 84.5% | 94.7% | 96.2% | Worse |
| Visits in the last days of life | 42.6% | — | 48.3% | Worse |
| Hospice Care Index (0-10) | 8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | About the same |
The composite process measure covers 7 care processes at admission. The Hospice Care Index runs 0–10.
What families say (CAHPS Hospice survey)
CMS has not published these measures for this provider (usually because too few patients were treated in the reporting period).
Hospice Care Index details
Claims-based indicators: better than the national average on 2 of 10 reported measures, worse on 7.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous home care or inpatient care provided (% days) | 0% | — | 0.5% | About the same |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) (lower is better) | 73.9% | — | 52.4% | Worse |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 9.5% | — | 7.3% | Worse |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 42.9% | — | 37.4% | Worse |
| Burdensome transitions, type 1 (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 0% | — | 8.5% | Better |
| Burdensome transitions, type 2 (% live discharges) (lower is better) | 4.8% | — | 2.1% | Worse |
| Per-beneficiary spending ($) (lower is better) | $27,768 | — | $19,227 | Worse |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 8 | — | 19.9 | Worse |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% of minutes) | 5.7% | — | 9.6% | Worse |
| Visits near death (% of decedents) | 93.8% | — | 89.3% | Better |
These ten indicators are combined into the Hospice Care Index. Spending is per Medicare beneficiary.
Who this hospice cares for
Patient diagnoses
Where care is provided
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (32)
75833, 75847, 75850, 75862, 76567, 77066, 77301, 77302, 77303, 77304, 77316, 77318, 77320, 77327, 77328, 77331, 77340, 77342, 77351, 77355, 77358, 77360, 77364, 77371, 77378, 77380, 77384, 77385, 77396, 77459, 77864, 77872
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with 1ST Choice Hospice LLC. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.