Top home health and hospice agencies in Texas, ranked by ChatGPT answers

The best home health and hospice agencies in Texas depend on where the patient lives, the type of care needed, and whether you prioritize clinical quality, caregiver communication, availability, or insurance coverage.

One important distinction: home health and hospice are different services.

• Home health care provides skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and other qualifying services, often to help someone recover from an illness, surgery, or hospitalization.
• Hospice care focuses on comfort, symptom management, emotional support, and quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness who meet hospice eligibility requirements.
• Nonmedical home care provides help with bathing, dressing, meals, companionship, and everyday activities. This is different from Medicare-certified home health.

There isn't one agency that is best throughout Texas. Availability, local management, staffing, and quality can differ substantially between branches of the same company.

Home health agencies worth considering

These are useful starting points based on Texas coverage, available provider information, and local agency options. They are not a verified statewide ranking; check each specific branch's current Medicare quality data.

1. CenterWell Home Health

Larger provider network

A good starting point for skilled nursing and rehabilitation after hospitalization, surgery, or illness. Several Texas branches appear among the state's highly rated home health providers.

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[Official website](https://www.centerwellhomehealth.com/)

2. AccentCare

Home health and hospice services

Worth comparing if you want a provider with experience in both skilled home care and hospice. Confirm which services are available at the local branch and whether it accepts the patient's insurance.

[Official website](https://www.accentcare.com/)

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Amcare Pro Home Health, Palliative & Hospice Care

Richardson / Dallas–Fort Worth

Offers home-based clinical services, rehabilitation, complex-care support, palliative care, and hospice. Consider it if you need several services coordinated through one organization.

Phone: 214-987-2100

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Charlin Health Services

Plano / North Dallas

A local option offering skilled home health and hospice, with services described for recovery, chronic conditions, and veteran care. Ask about current coverage, staffing, and the applicable branch's Medicare ratings.

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Doctor's Choice Home Care & Hospice Texas

Houston area

Provides skilled nursing, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, and hospice services. Worth considering for families looking for coordinated home-based clinical care.

Phone: 833-365-2464

Hospice agencies worth comparing

If the primary need is end-of-life care, I would also investigate these local hospice providers. The public review scores below are not the same as independently verified clinical quality ratings.

Abundant Hospice

San Antonio

Family-owned provider focused on hospice at home and support for patients and caregivers.

Phone: 210-608-0081

Omega Hospice Care

Arlington / North Texas

Offers home-based hospice support, including clinical care and emotional and spiritual support for families.

Phone: 817-928-5180

Remarkable Hospice

Spring / Greater Houston

Emphasizes comfort-focused care, interdisciplinary support, and access to hospice assistance around the clock.

Phone: 713-329-6880

Aspen Home Health and Hospice Services

Lewisville / broader Texas network

Offers home health, hospice, palliative care, and additional home-based services. Ask which programs serve the patient's particular county.

How to identify the genuinely best agency

I recommend comparing agencies using these three sources and criteria:

• Medicare quality ratings: Use [Medicare Care Compare](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/) . For home health, review quality-of-patient-care stars, patient experience, rehospitalization, and improvement in mobility. CMS explains how its ratings work.
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• Hospice quality: Use [Medicare's hospice comparison tool](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Hospice&redirect=true)  to compare patient and family experience, quality measures, and services.
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• Licensing and accreditation: Check Texas licensing, Medicare certification where applicable, any relevant enforcement history, and accreditation. Don't rely on online star reviews alone.

When calling, ask how quickly the agency can start care, whether nurses are available after hours, how often visits occur, how urgent symptoms are handled, which insurance plans are accepted, and what families may have to pay out of pocket.

Let me narrow this down for you

The best recommendations will be much more specific if I know which part of Texas you're looking in.

1\. City or region

Houston / surrounding areas

Dallas–Fort Worth

Austin / Central Texas

San Antonio

East Texas

Other Texas location

2\. Type of care needed

Home health — nursing, therapy, recovery

Hospice — comfort and end-of-life care

Both home health and hospice

Nonmedical caregiving and daily assistance

3\. Payment or insurance

Medicare

Medicare Advantage

Medicaid

Private insurance

Private pay

Not sure yet

4\. Most important priority

Highest clinical quality and outcomes

Compassionate care and communication

Fastest start of care

Complex medical needs

Affordability and insurance coverage

Find the best matches

Once you select these details, I can help build a more focused shortlist with local agencies, current quality information, contact details, and reasons to consider each one.

Choosing the best home health or hospice agency in Texas depends on what the patient needs after leaving the hospital, where they live, and how much support they will need at home.

My recommendation is to prioritize agencies with strong Medicare quality ratings, reliable nursing follow-up, good communication with the hospital, and the ability to respond quickly when a patient's condition changes. The best choice for someone recovering from surgery or a stroke may be very different from the best choice for someone with a terminal illness who needs comfort-focused care.

Home health vs. hospice: which is right?

Home health care

For patients who are homebound and need skilled medical care while recovering from a hospitalization.

• Skilled nursing and wound care
• Physical, occupational, or speech therapy
• Medication and disease-management education
• Recovery after surgery, stroke, or serious illness

Hospice care

For patients who qualify for hospice, generally with a prognosis of six months or less if an illness follows its usual course, and who choose comfort-focused care rather than treatment intended to cure the terminal illness.

• Symptom and pain management
• Nursing and emotional support
• Caregiver guidance and support
• Access to hospice clinicians for urgent needs

These are different services, and some patients may qualify for home health even when they are not eligible for hospice. Medicare coverage, eligibility, and the services included should be confirmed for the individual patient.

Agencies I would start with in Texas

Since Texas is a large state, there is no single statewide winner. These are practical starting points, including local options in the Rio Grande Valley and larger providers worth checking in other parts of Texas. This is a shortlist to investigate, not a verified statewide ranking based on current Medicare quality scores.

For patients returning home after hospitalization

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SDQ Healthcare Services

Mission, Texas · 956-271-4888

A local option to evaluate for skilled home health services, including nursing and rehabilitation coordination after discharge. Its listing reports Medicare certification and CHAP accreditation; confirm both directly before admission.

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Presidente Home Care

McAllen, Texas · 956-687-6760

Worth contacting for skilled home health, especially if the patient needs wound care or complex dressing support. Verify the specific nursing and therapy services available for the patient's discharge plan.

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Maranatha Home Health

McAllen, Texas · 956-683-6219

Another local agency to check for skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Its published service information describes a broad clinical team.

CenterWell Home Health

A larger provider to check in areas it serves. Ask about the local branch's Medicare quality results, earliest nursing visit, therapy availability, and insurance network.

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice

A multi-state provider worth checking for home health and hospice services in its Texas service areas. Confirm which specific branch covers the patient's home and whether it can accept the referral promptly.

For patients who need hospice at home

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Greater Valley Hospice

McAllen, Texas · 956-688-9797

A local hospice option serving parts of the Rio Grande Valley. Ask about admission timing, after-hours nurse response, medication delivery, and support for family caregivers.

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La Misión Palliative Care & Hospice

Edinburg, Texas · 956-515-5050

A local option for comfort-focused care and symptom management. Ask whether the team serves the patient's address and how it handles urgent changes in symptoms.

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Gentiva Hospice

Harlingen, Texas · 956-423-1101

A regional hospice provider to consider for end-of-life care at home. Because family feedback about communication can vary, ask who answers urgent calls overnight and how quickly a nurse can visit.

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Altus Hospice

Corpus Christi, Texas · 361-723-1049

A hospice provider to investigate for interdisciplinary support, symptom management, equipment coordination, and family bereavement services. Confirm local coverage and current admission capacity.

These providers are candidates to contact, not endorsements of their clinical performance. Office locations, online reviews, and reported accreditation do not establish that a particular agency has the best outcomes. For an apples-to-apples comparison, use Medicare's official [Care Compare tool for home health](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/)  and [hospice](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Hospice) . Medicare explains how its quality measures and ratings can help families compare agencies.

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What makes an agency one of the best?

Before choosing, I would compare each local branch on these five measures:

1. Fast start of care: Can a nurse visit the day of discharge or within 24–48 hours, if clinically appropriate?
2. Medicare quality performance: Look at the agency's current quality rating, timely initiation of care, improvement in mobility, and hospitalization measures.
3. Clinical capabilities: Confirm it can manage the specific needs—such as oxygen, wound care, IV medications, diabetes, or post-stroke rehabilitation.
4. Communication and availability: Ask who answers calls after hours, when an urgent nurse visit is available, and how the agency coordinates with the physician.
5. Coverage and cost: Confirm Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, or private insurance acceptance and any out-of-pocket costs.

For hospice, also check family caregiver survey results, symptom-management practices, and the agency's response to urgent pain or breathing problems. Medicare publishes hospice quality and caregiver-experience information.

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Let me narrow this down to the best choices for your patient

Which Texas city or ZIP code will the patient be returning home to? And are you looking for skilled home health after a hospital stay, hospice care, or both?

With those two details, I can put together a more targeted shortlist of nearby agencies, with current Medicare quality information, contact details, and the options I would call first.

Several home health agencies serve patients across Texas and offer, or may offer depending on the local branch, skilled nursing and in-home physical therapy. These services can support people recovering from surgery or a hospital stay, managing chronic conditions, or needing rehabilitation at home.

The most important distinction is that a home health agency should provide both services in your specific service area, not just list them as services offered statewide. Availability, insurance acceptance, and eligibility requirements vary by branch.

Texas home health agencies to consider

Here are several agencies with published service information or listings indicating that they provide skilled nursing and physical therapy at home.

1\. New Horizon Home Health

Dallas–Fort Worth and North Texas

• Skilled nursing and in-home physical therapy.
• Serves multiple North Texas counties, including Dallas, Collin, Denton and Tarrant.
• Phone: (214) 221-8585.
• Website: [Services and coverage area](https://www.nhhhtx.com/services) .
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2\. Capitol Home Health

San Antonio area

• Skilled nursing and rehabilitation, including physical therapy.
• Worth contacting for post-surgical recovery and nursing follow-up.
• Phone: (210) 538-9090.
• Ask about: [Local services and referral options](https://www.capitolhomehealth.com/) .

3\. Home Health Professionals

Houston area

• Skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and other clinical services.
• Phone: (713) 942-0100.
• Ask whether the agency covers your ZIP code and accepts your insurance.

4\. Home Nursing & Therapy Services

San Antonio area

• In-home nursing and physical therapy, with additional rehabilitation services.
• Phone: (210) 822-8807.
• Ask about availability for your patient's specific nursing and rehabilitation needs.

5\. HealthQuest Home Health

College Station and Brazos Valley

• In-home skilled nursing, physical therapy and related clinical services.
• Phone: (979) 846-7870.
• A local option to investigate for home-based rehabilitation.

6\. Texas Residential Healthcare Services

Texas provider; confirm local coverage

• Its published services include both skilled nursing and physical therapy.
• Website: [Services offered](https://www.txrhcs.com/Services.html) .
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7\. TheraCare Home Health

San Antonio area

• Skilled nursing and physical therapy, including rehabilitation after surgery or illness.
• Phone: (210) 616-3299.
• Confirm insurance participation and current service availability.

How to find the right agency

Before choosing, verify these four things:

• Both services: The agency can provide skilled nursing and physical therapy at the same home address.
• Licensing and certification: Check the agency's current Texas license and, if using Medicare, its Medicare certification. Texas HHSC explains the relevant licensing categories and requirements.
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• Insurance: Confirm participation with Medicare, Medicaid, or your private insurer, as applicable.
• Eligibility: Medicare-covered home health generally requires qualifying skilled care, a provider's order and, in most cases, the patient to be homebound.

Let me narrow this down for you

Which city or ZIP code in Texas does the patient live in?

I'll use that location to identify agencies serving the area that offer both skilled nursing and in-home physical therapy, and help you compare their contact details and insurance options.

There isn’t a reliable, statewide ranking of Texas home health and hospice agencies by how quickly they start care after a hospital discharge. The fastest agency is usually the one that serves the patient's ZIP code, has staff available that day or the next day, and can complete the referral and insurance authorization without delay.

It’s also important to distinguish between two different services:

• Home health: Skilled nursing, physical or occupational therapy, wound care, and other eligible services ordered by a clinician.
• Hospice: Comfort-focused care for a person who meets hospice eligibility criteria, with an admission process that may sometimes be completed the same day.

For a hospital discharge, I would prioritize agencies that can confirm a specific start-of-care or hospice-admission date rather than relying on general reputation or online ratings.

Agencies worth contacting first

These are the strongest leads I found based on publicly stated admission timelines or explicit quick-admission services. This is a shortlist, not a verified ranking of actual response times.

1. Provista Healthcare

Home health + hospice

Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and El Paso

Publishes a target of hospice admission within 4 hours and home health admission within 24–48 hours. It also reports same-day hospice admissions in some cases and a 24-hour liaison. These are provider-stated timelines, not independently verified guarantees.

Home Healthcare and Hospice

• Phone: 214-965-0431
• Website: [Provista Healthcare](https://provistahealthcare.com/)
• Texas Hospice Providers

Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Hunt, Kaufman and Rains counties

Advertises a standard timeline of approximately 2 hours from referral to first visit and same-day hospice admission. This is a particularly relevant lead for urgent hospice transitions in its stated service area. Confirm coverage for the patient's address.

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• Website: [Texas Hospice Providers](https://texashospiceproviders.com/services/)
• Comforts of Home Healthcare

Central Texas, including the Austin area

Listed in a Texas hospice directory under its quick-admission category. Worth calling when a same-day hospice transition is needed; ask the intake team to confirm its current response time.

Texas Hospices

• Website: [Texas Hospices — provider directory](https://www.texashospices.com/)
• BrightStar Care of Fort Worth/Granbury

Fort Worth and Granbury area

Advertises hospital-to-home transitional care that can begin within hours, often the same day. This is a useful lead for bridging the gap after discharge, but confirm whether you need skilled home health or non-medical caregiver support, as those are different services.

BrightStar Care

• Phone: 817-377-3420
• Website: [BrightStar Care — Fort Worth/Granbury](https://www.brightstarcare.com/locations/west-fort-worth-granbury/)

How to identify the genuinely fastest agency

When calling intake, ask these questions in order:

1. “Can you accept this referral today and what is the earliest confirmed first-visit time?”
2. “Can a nurse or therapist see the patient today, tomorrow morning, or over the weekend?”
3. “Are you in-network with the patient's exact insurance plan, and is authorization required before the first visit?”
4. “Do you have staff available in the patient's ZIP code, and can you coordinate directly with the hospital discharge planner?”
5. For hospice: “Can you complete the evaluation, admission paperwork, medication coordination and necessary equipment delivery today?”

For home health, ask specifically about the first skilled nursing visit or first therapy visit, depending on what the discharge orders require. For hospice, ask when the admission nurse will actually arrive, rather than just when intake can process the referral.

Let me narrow this down to the best local options

The patient's location matters more than the size of the agency for a rapid start.

1. What city or ZIP code in Texas?
2. Which service is needed?

Home health — nursing, wound care or therapy

Hospice — comfort-focused care

Both / not yet sure

1. How quickly must care begin?

Same day

Within 24 hours

Within 48–72 hours

1. Insurance

Traditional Medicare

Medicare Advantage

Medicaid

Private/commercial insurance

VA or other

Find the fastest local agencies

With those details, I can make a more useful shortlist with direct phone numbers, published response-time commitments, and the questions needed to verify who can actually start first.

If the patient is still in the hospital, the discharge planner or case manager can often send referrals to several eligible agencies simultaneously. If the patient is already home and experiencing severe symptoms or an immediate safety concern, contact the treating clinician or emergency services rather than waiting for a routine agency intake.

Finding a reliable home health or hospice agency in the Dallas–Fort Worth area is especially important because the quality of care can vary by location, clinical team, and the services your loved one needs.

My recommendation is to prioritize agencies with strong Medicare quality ratings, consistent nursing coverage, good communication with families, and a solid record of responding to urgent needs. A well-known agency is not necessarily the best-performing one at every branch.

It's also important to distinguish between the two types of care:

• Home health: Usually provides intermittent skilled nursing, physical or occupational therapy, wound care, and other medical services for eligible patients who qualify under Medicare or another payer.
• Hospice: Provides comfort-focused care, symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and caregiver assistance for people who meet hospice eligibility criteria.

Some organizations offer both, but you should evaluate their home health and hospice programs separately.

My shortlist for DFW

These are the agencies I would start by investigating. This is a practical shortlist based on available provider information, Medicare-related data where available, and public patient feedback—not a definitive clinical ranking. Online reviews are useful, but they do not establish medical quality on their own.

Home health agencies

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Frontier Home Health + Hospice

Fort Worth · (817) 847-8888

A strong starting point for families on the Fort Worth side who want to compare skilled home health, rehabilitation, and hospice services. A third-party directory lists a 4.5-star Medicare home health quality rating for Frontier's Fort Worth agency.

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Call to confirm service area, staffing, and availability.

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Aspen Home Health and Hospice Services

Lewisville / North DFW · (972) 316-2035

Worth considering if you want to compare multiple home-based services, including skilled home health, hospice, palliative care, and certain private-duty services. Verify which services are available in your ZIP code.

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Charlin Health Services

Plano / North DFW · (972) 778-8038

Offers both home health and hospice, making it another option to compare for skilled nursing, therapy, and comfort-focused care. Its public business profile has strong customer feedback, though that should be weighed separately from Medicare quality measures.

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Amatus Health Care

Dallas / North DFW · (972) 249-4999

A locally operated provider offering home health and hospice. Its public profile has substantial customer feedback; confirm the current Medicare rating for the specific program you would use.

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All Care Professional Home Health Inc.

Arlington / Mid-Cities · (817) 457-2688

A candidate to check for skilled home health in the central DFW area. A current third-party listing reports a 5-star Medicare home health quality rating. Confirm the rating and whether the agency can accept the referral.

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Hospice agencies

VNA Texas

Dallas · (214) 689-0000

A nonprofit provider worth putting on the shortlist. A Dallas hospice directory based on Medicare quality data lists VNA among its highest-scoring providers. Ask about its current hospice services, coverage area, and response times.

Hospice near me

Faith Presbyterian Hospice

Dallas · (972) 239-5300

Another established Dallas option to investigate. The same Medicare-data-based directory lists it among the stronger local hospice providers. Ask about nursing availability overnight and support for family caregivers.

Hospice near me

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Merit Hospice

Dallas · (214) 368-1154

A local hospice option with strong public customer feedback. Its business profile reports a 5.0-star rating from 47 reviews. Treat that as a patient-experience signal rather than a substitute for federal quality data.

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Three Oaks Hospice — Fort Worth

Hurst / Fort Worth · (817) 765-6793

A regional hospice provider to compare for Fort Worth and nearby communities. Its public business profile reports 4.6 stars from 107 reviews. Verify the specific branch's Medicare quality measures and on-call arrangements.

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Halo Hospice

Fort Worth · (817) 720-6100

Another local provider worth interviewing. Its public business profile reports 5.0 stars from 56 reviews. Ask for references on clinical responsiveness, symptom control, and family support, and compare its Medicare record with other agencies.

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Shortlisted agencies across DFW

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How I would verify which agency is most reliable

Before choosing, I would check each agency's current record on the official federal Medicare site rather than relying on Google reviews alone.

• [Medicare Care Compare — official provider search](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/)  — select Home health or Hospice and search by ZIP code.
• [Medicare hospice provider information](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Hospice&redirect=true)  — compare hospice quality measures and available provider information.
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When interviewing agencies, ask these five questions:

1. Who will actually provide care? Ask about nurse experience, staff continuity, and whether visits are performed by employees or contractors.
2. How quickly can care begin? Get a specific answer for the service you need.
3. Who answers after hours? For hospice especially, ask how quickly a nurse can visit when symptoms become difficult to manage.
4. How does the agency communicate? Find out who updates the physician and family, and how quickly calls are returned.
5. What is covered? Confirm insurance acceptance, copayments, visit frequency, equipment, medications, and any services that would cost extra.

One important distinction: Medicare-certified home health agencies are generally rated on a different set of measures than hospice agencies. A high public review score does not automatically mean a high Medicare quality rating.

Let me narrow this down for you

Which part of the Dallas–Fort Worth area are you looking in? The best shortlist will depend on where the patient lives and the type of care needed.

1\. Location

Dallas / Richardson / Garland

North Dallas / Plano / Frisco

Fort Worth / Arlington / Mid-Cities

Denton / Lewisville / Flower Mound

Other DFW suburb or city

2\. Type of care

Skilled home health (nursing or physical therapy)

Hospice

Both home health and hospice

Non-medical in-home caregiving

3\. Payment

Traditional Medicare

Medicare Advantage

Private insurance or private pay

Medicaid or VA benefits

Not sure yet

4\. Your main priority

Best clinical quality and reliability

Compassionate care and communication

Fast start and dependable availability

Affordability and insurance coverage

Find the best-matched agencies

With those details, I can narrow the list to the strongest candidates for your specific situation instead of giving you a generic metro-wide directory.

Best home health and hospice agencies in Houston ================================================

If I were putting together a shortlist for a family in the Houston area, I would compare agencies in two separate categories: home health for medical recovery and rehabilitation, and hospice for comfort-focused care and support near the end of life. They serve different needs, so the best agency depends on the patient's condition and what kind of support the family needs.

I reviewed current Houston-area provider listings, Medicare quality information, and available patient-review data. These are the agencies I would investigate first—not a definitive ranking, since the quality of the local care team, insurance coverage, and responsiveness can matter more than the company's name.

1. Home health agencies to consider

Home health generally involves skilled nursing, wound care, medication education, and physical, occupational, or speech therapy at home, often after a hospitalization or surgery.

1. AccentCare Home Health in affiliation with Memorial Hermann

Strong hospital-network option

Particularly worth considering for post-hospital recovery, skilled nursing, wound care, and rehabilitation at home. Its Memorial Hermann affiliation may be helpful for coordinating care after a local hospital stay.

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Phone: (713) 941-7806

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Enhabit Home Health

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A candidate for patients who need a combination of skilled nursing and in-home rehabilitation, including recovery after surgery, a fall, or a period in a rehabilitation facility. Ask about the specific nurse and therapists who would be assigned.

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Phone: (713) 683-1021

Office: 4801 Woodway Dr., Suite 100-E, Houston

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1st Accurate Home Healthcare

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A Houston-based option to investigate for skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and post-hospital support. Its available business listing shows favorable customer feedback, although online reviews alone do not establish clinical quality.

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Phone: (713) 681-3500

Office: 8650 Kempwood Dr., Houston

4. TAWL Health Care

Worth comparing if you want a local provider. Third-party directories identify it among Houston's highly rated Medicare-certified home health agencies. Confirm its current official Medicare rating and whether it serves your ZIP code.

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Phone: (713) 777-9171

Office: 14701 Briar Forest Dr., Houston

2. Hospice agencies to consider

Hospice focuses on pain and symptom management, comfort, emotional and spiritual support, and helping family caregivers. Medicare-certified hospice generally serves people whose life expectancy is six months or less if the illness follows its usual course.

1. Houston Hospice

Strong nonprofit option

My first call for a family that values an established nonprofit organization and comprehensive support. Houston Hospice offers an interdisciplinary team, 24/7 support, bereavement services, and care for patients of all ages, including a specialized pediatric program. It serves 13 counties across Greater Houston.

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Phone: (713) 468-2441

Website: [houstonhospice.org](https://www.houstonhospice.org/)

2. Bayou City Hospice

A particularly good agency to compare if you want a local provider with a stated emphasis on personalized care and around-the-clock support. Its service area includes Houston, Katy, Spring, Cypress, Kingwood, Conroe, and The Woodlands. A third-party Medicare-data directory lists it among Houston's higher-rated hospices.

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Phone: (713) 527-2727

Website: [bayoucityhospice.com](https://www.bayoucityhospice.com/)

3. Altus Hospice

Worth including in your comparison for its listed hospice services, including nursing, home health aides, medical equipment, medications related to the hospice diagnosis, respite care, and family bereavement support. Its current CMS rating should be reviewed alongside the other candidates.

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Website: [altushospice.com](https://altushospice.com/)

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Gentiva Hospice

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Another option for families seeking home-based end-of-life care, nursing support, assistance with personal care, and support for caregivers. The northwest Houston office has favorable online customer feedback, but I would confirm its current Medicare quality measures and the team available in your neighborhood.

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Phone: (346) 206-2985

Office: 12777 Jones Rd., Houston

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Serenity Hospice Solutions

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A Houston-area alternative to investigate for individualized hospice care and support at home. Ask about its nurse response times, admission availability, and how it arranges additional care when symptoms become difficult to manage.

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Phone: (832) 617-8280

Office: 340 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E., Suite 222, Houston

3. How to identify the genuinely best agency

I would use these criteria rather than relying on Google stars alone.

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What to look for

Medicare quality

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Current CMS ratings and patient or family experience measures

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Clinical consistency

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Whether the same nurse and therapists visit regularly

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Responsiveness

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A real 24/7 clinical on-call service and clear emergency procedures

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Insurance

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Confirmation of Medicare, Medicaid, or your specific insurance plan

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Services

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The nursing, therapy, personal care, or hospice services actually needed

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Local coverage

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Whether the agency serves the patient's ZIP code and can start promptly

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For an independent comparison, use [Medicare Care Compare](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/) . It allows you to look up certified home health agencies and hospices and review their available quality information.

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One important distinction: home health is not the same as round-the-clock in-home caregiving. Skilled home health is generally provided through scheduled visits. If the family needs someone in the home for eight or 24 hours a day, ask specifically about private-duty or nonmedical personal care. Hospice can provide additional support in certain circumstances, but routine hospice does not mean a nurse stays in the home all day.

4. Let me narrow this down for your situation

I can make a more useful shortlist if I know which type of care you need and where in Houston the patient lives.

What kind of care are you looking for?

Home health — nursing, wound care, or physical therapy

Hospice — comfort and end-of-life care

Both, or I am not sure yet

Someone to help at home for many hours a day

Which part of Greater Houston?

Houston proper

Katy or Sugar Land

The Woodlands, Spring, or Conroe

Clear Lake or Pearland

Another suburb

What matters most?

Highest quality and reputation

Compassionate nurses and communication

Fast admission and responsiveness

Affordability and insurance coverage

How will care be paid for?

Medicare

Medicaid

Private insurance or Medicare Advantage

Private pay

Not sure yet

Find my best options

The best home health and hospice agencies in Texas depend on which Medicare star rating you want to prioritize. Home health and hospice use different Medicare quality-rating systems, so it's important to compare each type separately.

• Home health agencies: Medicare's Quality of Patient Care star rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, with 5 being the highest. It measures factors such as improvement in patients' mobility and ability to manage daily activities, timely initiation of care, and other quality indicators.
• Hospice agencies: Medicare publishes a range of quality measures, including the Hospice Care Index, Hospice Item Set measures, and CAHPS Hospice Survey results. These aren't directly interchangeable with the home health 1–5 star rating.

A 5-star rating is a useful starting point, but staffing, service availability, location, and the type of care needed also matter.

1. Texas home health agencies with 5-star Medicare quality ratings

The following agencies appear in recent CMS-derived rating directories as having a 5-star Quality of Patient Care rating. These are good candidates to investigate, but confirm each rating on Medicare.gov before choosing a provider.

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CenterWell Home Health

5 stars

Big Spring and El Paso locations

Listed among Texas's highest-rated home health agencies. Check the individual branch's current rating and service area.

[Verify on Medicare.gov](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/)

AccentCare Home Health of Texas

5 stars

Longview

A Medicare-listed agency worth checking for skilled nursing, rehabilitation and other home health services.

[Verify on Medicare.gov](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/)

All Care Professional Home Health Inc.

5 stars

Arlington / Dallas–Fort Worth

A local option to investigate for in-home skilled care and therapy.

[Verify on Medicare.gov](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/)

Reliant at Home

5 stars

Tyler and other Texas locations

Multiple branches appear in the 5-star directory. Verify the specific location serving the patient.

[Verify on Medicare.gov](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/)

Texas Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

5 stars

San Antonio

Another candidate identified in a recent directory of top-rated Texas home health providers.

[Verify on Medicare.gov](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/)

These examples are not a definitive statewide ranking. Texas has a large number of Medicare-certified agencies, and the rating can change quarterly. Other agencies listed at five stars include Choice Health at Home in Beaumont, United Home Care in Harlingen, and Texas Quality Home Health in Marlin.

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2. Hospice agencies: how to identify the best-rated providers

Hospice requires a different comparison. Medicare publishes hospice quality measures and family-caregiver survey star ratings when agencies have enough survey responses. The survey stars are updated every six months, so a five-star rating on a public review site should not be mistaken for a five-star Medicare rating.

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Start with the official [Medicare hospice comparison tool](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Hospice) .

When comparing hospice agencies, prioritize:

• Family-caregiver survey star rating and the number of responses.
• Quality of symptom management and communication.
• Availability of nurses around the clock and response times for urgent needs.
• Whether the agency serves the patient's home, assisted-living community or nursing facility.
• Any recent inspection findings or quality concerns.

I haven't verified a definitive statewide list of Texas hospices with the highest current Medicare ratings, so I don't want to label agencies as top-rated based only on online customer reviews.

3. Let me narrow this down to the best options

Texas is large, and the best agency for a patient in Houston may not serve someone in El Paso. If you share the area and type of care, I can narrow the search considerably.

Which type of care do you need?

Home health (nursing, wound care, physical therapy, post-hospital recovery)

Hospice (comfort-focused end-of-life care)

Both home health and hospice

What Texas city or ZIP code?

What matters most?

Highest Medicare quality rating

Best patient and family survey ratings

High quality with fewest quality concerns

Find top-rated agencies

Texas has a number of family-owned, locally rooted, and independently operated home health and hospice providers worth investigating. The agencies I would prioritize are those with a strong local clinical reputation, responsive communication with hospital discharge planners, reliable after-hours support, and a track record of treating patients and families with dignity.

One important distinction: an agency can be locally owned without being family-owned, and a well-known local name does not automatically mean it is highly rated for quality. I would evaluate ownership, Medicare quality data, recent inspection findings, and feedback from families and referral partners separately.

Because Texas is such a large state, the best choices will depend heavily on where the patient lives. An excellent independent hospice in Houston may not serve a family in the Panhandle, and home health coverage can differ from hospice coverage even within the same agency.

Texas agencies I would put on the initial shortlist

These are starting points based on publicly available ownership descriptions, local presence, and available reputation signals—not a definitive ranking of the most trusted agencies statewide.

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Charlin Health Services

Plano and North Dallas–Fort Worth

Described as a family-owned, faith-based provider offering both skilled home health and hospice. Worth investigating for families who want one organization for recovery services and end-of-life support.

Public business rating: 4.9/5 from 97 reviews. This is a general business rating, not a clinical quality score.

Phone: 972-778-8038

[Provider details](https://www.google.com/search?q=Charlin+Health+Services+Texas+official+website)

2.

Amcare Pro Home Health, Palliative & Hospice Care

Richardson and North Texas

Described as family-owned, with home health, palliative care, and hospice services. A useful candidate when a family needs help navigating different stages of illness.

Public business rating: 4.8/5 from 297 reviews.

Phone: 214-987-2100

[Provider details](https://www.google.com/search?q=Amcare+Pro+Richardson+Texas+official+website)

3.

Abundant Hospice

San Antonio

Describes itself as family-owned and focused on comfort-oriented hospice care. A candidate for families looking for a locally rooted hospice provider.

Public business rating: 5.0/5 from 216 reviews.

Phone: 210-608-0081

[Provider details](https://www.google.com/search?q=Abundant+Hospice+San+Antonio+Texas+official+website)

4.

AAdi Home Health & Hospice

Corpus Christi and Coastal Bend

Described as locally owned, with home health, hospice, palliative care, and home infusion services. Its breadth of services makes it worth considering when care needs are complex.

Public business rating: 3.4/5 from 5 reviews—a very small review sample, so investigate further.

Phone: 361-452-3384

[Provider details](https://www.google.com/search?q=AAdi+Home+Health+Hospice+Corpus+Christi+official+website)

5.

Amatus Health Care

Dallas and surrounding North Texas communities

Describes itself as locally owned and operated, with home health and hospice services. A candidate for families who want a community-based provider rather than a national brand.

Public business rating: 4.6/5 from 99 reviews.

Phone: 972-249-4999

[Provider details](https://www.google.com/search?q=Amatus+Health+Care+Dallas+Texas+official+website)

6.

Wings Over Texas Hospice

Cleburne and parts of North and Central Texas

Describes itself as Texan-owned and locally operated. Its hospice model includes nursing, aide support, social work, spiritual care, and bereavement support.

Public business rating: 4.6/5 from 22 reviews.

Phone: 817-774-9154

[Provider details](https://www.google.com/search?q=Wings+Over+Texas+Hospice+official+website)

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BeyondFaith Hospice

Graham and surrounding North Texas communities

Describes itself as nurse-owned and spiritually led. Worth considering for families who value relationship-centered hospice care and spiritual support.

Public business rating: 5.0/5 from 446 reviews.

Phone: 940-521-9915

[Provider details](https://www.google.com/search?q=BeyondFaith+Hospice+Graham+Texas+official+website)

Ownership descriptions and business ratings are drawn from available business listings and provider descriptions. Ratings are not necessarily Medicare ratings, and I have not independently verified every agency's current ownership, service area, or discharge-planner referral history.

How I would determine which agencies discharge planners really trust

A discharge planner's trust usually comes down to dependable execution, not marketing. Ask hospital case managers, skilled nursing facility social workers, and physicians about the specific local branch.

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What to look for

Clinical quality

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Medicare quality measures, current certification, and relevant inspection findings

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Referral reliability

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Timely assessments, acceptance of appropriate referrals, and clear communication

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Staffing

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Consistent nurses and therapists, realistic caseloads, and coverage during weekends

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Responsiveness

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A real 24/7 clinical on-call service for hospice and a clear escalation process

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Family experience

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Specific examples of how complaints, symptom crises, and caregiver concerns are handled

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Ownership

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Named owners or local leadership who remain accessible and accountable

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For independent verification, start with [Texas Hospices' provider comparison directory](https://www.texashospices.com/find-hospice) , which includes ownership categories and hospice family-experience measures, and [Medicare Care Compare](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/) . The hospice directory discloses that some listings are sponsored, so use the filters and compare providers on the same measures.

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Let me narrow this down to the strongest local candidates

Which part of Texas are you interested in? I can build a more targeted shortlist with locally or family-owned agencies, verified ownership where available, Medicare quality indicators, and public family-review patterns.

1. Texas region

Dallas–Fort Worth / North Texas

Houston / Gulf Coast

Austin / Central Texas

San Antonio / South Texas

East Texas

West Texas / Panhandle

Statewide comparison

1. Type of care

Home health (nursing and rehabilitation)

Hospice

Both home health and hospice

1. What matters most?

Finding care for a family member

Reliable hospital or facility discharge referrals

Evaluating agencies for a business or referral partnership

Find the best-fit agencies