Varco Hospice
Varco Hospice is a Medicare-certified hospice in Houston, TX, certified since 2019. CMS has not published a family caregiver rating for it, usually because there was too little data. 73% of family caregivers would definitely recommend it.
Address1880 South Dairy Ashford Rd, Suite 401, Houston, TX 77077
Phone(713) 581-9198
OwnershipFor-profit
Average daily patients61
Medicare certifiedJanuary 2019
CountyHarris
CMS Certification Number741784
Services
Family caregiver rating
Not rated
CMS's 1-5 star rating from the CAHPS Hospice Survey, which asks family caregivers about communication, timely help, emotional support, help for pain and symptoms and overall care. The average for rated hospices in Texas is 3.5 stars.
What families said
Families who rated the hospice 9 or 10Share of family caregivers who rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10.
77%
U.S. median 83% · TX 82%
Families who would definitely recommend itShare of family caregivers who would definitely recommend the hospice.
73%
U.S. median 86% · TX 84%
Team always communicated wellShare of families who said the hospice team always communicated well.
81%
U.S. median 82% · TX 81%
Always got help when neededShare of families who said the hospice team always provided timely help.
69%
U.S. median 78% · TX 78%
Always got help for pain and symptomsShare of families who said the patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms.
79%
U.S. median 77% · TX 77%
Patient always treated with respectShare of families who said the hospice team always treated the patient with respect.
90%
U.S. median 92% · TX 91%
Right amount of emotional and spiritual supportShare of families who said they got the right amount of emotional and religious support.
79%
U.S. median 92% · TX 90%
Medians are of every hospice CMS reports a figure for.
How the hospice cared for patients
Hospice Care IndexCMS's 0-10 index built from ten Medicare claims indicators, such as gaps in nursing visits, visits near death and live discharges. Higher is better.
7 of 10
U.S. median 9 of 10 · TX 9 of 10
Visits in the last days of lifeShare of patients who got visits from a registered nurse or medical social worker on at least two of the last three days of life.
10%
U.S. median 61% · TX 59%
Medians are of every hospice CMS reports a figure for.
Where care is provided
Care provided at homeShare of the hospice's care given in patients' homes.
100%
U.S. median 68% · TX 74%
Medians are of every hospice CMS reports a figure for.
Who the hospice serves
Patients with dementiaShare of the hospice's patients with dementia.
46%
U.S. median 26% · TX 31%
Patients with cancerShare of the hospice's patients with cancer.
18%
U.S. median 22% · TX 19%
Medians are of every hospice CMS reports a figure for.
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Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP code centers.
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Source: CMS Hospice Compare (Provider Data Catalog datasets yc9t-dgbk, 252m-zfp9 and gxki-hrr8). August 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with Varco Hospice or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.