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Elara Caring

Hospice in New Braunfels, Texas · CCN 671650

Contact and basics

  • Address300 Landa -
    New Braunfels, TX 78130
  • Phone(830) 643-1971
  • CMS certification number671650
  • Ownership typeFor-Profit
  • Medicare-certified since05/05/2010
  • CountyComal

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Family survey rating: this provider 4/5; median among 179 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 4/5.

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Hospice Care Index

10 out of 10

CMS builds this single score out of ten separate indicators drawn from claims. A provider earns a point for each indicator where it is not an outlier against national thresholds. This one scores at or near the top of the scale.

IndicatorThis providerRead as
Visits near death94.1%higher is better
Gaps in nursing visits70.3%lower is better
Early live discharges7.6%lower is better
Late live discharges44.6%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 110.9%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 22.2%lower is better
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends9.4%higher is better
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days9.10 minhigher is better
CHC/GIP provided0.0%higher is better
Per-beneficiary spending$21,407context, not a quality score

Why live discharges matter. Hospice is for people expected to die within six months. A patient leaving hospice alive is sometimes the right outcome — they got better, or chose to resume curative treatment. But an unusually high rate can also indicate patients were enrolled who did not qualify, or were discharged when their care became expensive. CMS publishes early and late live-discharge rates for exactly this reason. Treat a high number as a question to ask, not a verdict.

What families said

★★★★☆ 4/5 family survey rating

Survey questionFamilies answering "always" / top box
Rated this hospice 9 or 10 out of 1086.0%
Would definitely recommend87.0%
Family member treated with respect92.0%
Got the emotional and spiritual support they wanted91.0%

CAHPS Hospice Survey, completed by caregivers after the patient's death. Providers with too few responses are not scored.

Care practices at admission

PracticePatients receiving it
Composite process measure (all seven care practices)99.7%
Pain screening100.0%
Pain assessment100.0%
Shortness-of-breath screening100.0%
Shortness-of-breath treatment100.0%
Bowel regimen for patients on opioids100.0%
Treatment preferences documented100.0%
Beliefs and values addressed99.7%

Share of patients for whom the provider documented each practice. These are process measures — they record whether something was done, not how well.

Who this hospice serves

Average daily census: 107 patients.

Where care was delivered

  • Patient's home54.0%
  • Assisted living facility6.0%
  • Nursing facility39.0%
  • Skilled nursing facility1.0%
  • Inpatient hospice facility0.0%
  • Inpatient hospital0.0%

Primary diagnosis mix

  • Dementia28.0%
  • Cancer15.0%
  • Circulatory / heart disease32.0%
  • Respiratory disease8.0%
  • Stroke5.0%
  • Other conditions13.0%

Filed ownership and management roles

Each row is a filed role, not a separate shareholding. The same person or organization may appear more than once. Do not add percentages across direct ownership, indirect ownership, officer and management roles. Management roles alone do not establish equity ownership.

KIA IX (HH) INVESTOR, L.P. — all 28 hospices → STEPSTONE H OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. — all 28 hospices → STEPSTONE K STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND II L.P. — all 28 hospices →

CMS flags at least one owner here as: holding company. These are CMS's own classification checkboxes, reproduced as filed.

OwnerRoleShareAssociated sinceCMS type flags
AIRJAGUAR ACQUISITION, LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%5/15/2018—
AIRJAGUAR HOLDCO, INC.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%5/15/2018—
BLUE WOLF CAPITAL FUND III L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST11.13%7/1/2023—
BW HOMECARE HOLDINGS LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%5/15/2018—
BW III HOMECARE HOLDINGS, LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST11.13%7/1/2023—
BW NHHC CO-INVEST, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST42.85%7/1/2023—
BW NHHC HOLDCO INC.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%5/15/2018—
CIMA HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT INC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST10%12/28/2009—
CIMA HOLDINGS INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%10/14/2011holding company
CIMA HOSPICE OF SAN ANTONIO, L.P.5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST90%12/28/2009—
CIMA PARENT HOLDINGS INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%10/14/2011—
ELARA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%12/31/2019—
IRONSIDES DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND IV, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST4.94%12/30/2019—
JHH/CIMA HOLDINGS INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%10/14/2011holding company
KELSO HH CO-INVESTMENT, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST19.2%12/30/2019—
KELSO INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES IX, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST15.68%12/30/2019—
KEP VI LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST4.52%12/30/2019—
KIA IX (HH) INVESTOR, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST40.27%7/1/2023—
STEPSTONE H OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST8.78%12/30/2019—
STEPSTONE K STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND II L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST5.48%12/30/2019—
USS-CONSTITUTION CO-INVESTMENT FUND II, L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST4.94%12/30/2019—
ANANTH MOHANCORPORATE OFFICER0%6/23/2025—
ANANTH MOHANCORPORATE DIRECTOR—11/1/2021—
ANGEL STANSBURYW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%12/26/2025—
DANIEL MANLEYCORPORATE OFFICER—6/8/2021—
HARVEY TEPNERCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%9/14/2025—
HUELEN SMITHCONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE—4/4/2019—
JOHN MCMAHONCORPORATE OFFICER—10/7/2022—
JOSHUA GOTBAUMCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%9/14/2025—
KATIE MONASTIERECORPORATE OFFICER—6/29/2021—
SARAH HOPPERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%1/12/2026—

Source: CMS Hospice All Owners file, linked to this provider through its Medicare enrollment record. Medicare's Care Compare does not present ownership in this form.

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Where these records come from

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How to cite this page: CareRecords, "Elara Caring — hospice records, New Braunfels, TX." Compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (downloaded CMS snapshots (measure periods vary) release), CCN 671650. https://carerecords.org/hospice/texas/elara-caring-new-braunfels/