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Embrace Hospice

Hospice in New Braunfels, Texas · CCN 741721

Contact and basics

  • Address642 Comal Ave -
    New Braunfels, TX 78130
  • Phone(469) 995-2456
  • CMS certification number741721
  • Ownership typeFor-Profit
  • Medicare-certified since04/17/2018
  • CountyComal

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Hospice Care Index

9 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 death93.8%higher is better
Gaps in nursing visits70.4%lower is better
Early live discharges8.6%lower is better
Late live discharges28.6%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 120.0%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 20.0%lower is better
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends7.3%higher is better
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days12.50 minhigher is better
CHC/GIP provided0.1%higher is better
Per-beneficiary spending$22,521context, 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

Survey questionFamilies answering "always" / top box
Rated this hospice 9 or 10 out of 1084.0%
Would definitely recommend86.0%
Family member treated with respect96.0%
Got the emotional and spiritual support they wanted94.0%

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)100.0%
Pain screening100.0%
Pain assessment100.0%
Shortness-of-breath screening100.0%
Shortness-of-breath treatment100.0%
Treatment preferences documented100.0%
Beliefs and values addressed100.0%

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: 32 patients.

Where care was delivered

  • Patient's home49.0%
  • Assisted living facility39.0%
  • Nursing facility10.0%
  • Skilled nursing facility1.0%
  • Inpatient hospice facility0.0%

Primary diagnosis mix

  • Dementia38.0%
  • Cancer16.0%
  • Circulatory / heart disease26.0%
  • Other conditions12.0%

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.

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC — all 50 hospices → KKR AMERICAS FUND XII LP — all 49 hospices → KKR PHOENIX AGGREGATOR L.P. — all 49 hospices →

OwnerRoleShareAssociated sinceCMS type flags
ADORATION HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%12/31/2018—
ADORATION HOSPICE CARE LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—7/16/2018—
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH HOLDINGS CORP5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%12/31/2018—
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—3/5/2019—
KKR AMERICAS FUND XII LP5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—3/5/2019—
KKR PHOENIX AGGREGATOR L.P.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—3/5/2019—
PHOENIX GUARANTOR INC.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—3/5/2019—
PHOENIX INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—3/5/2019—
RES-CARE INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%12/31/2018—
RESCARE HOLDINGS INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%12/31/2018—
WALGREEN CO5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—3/5/2019—
WALGREENS HOLDING COMPANY5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—3/5/2019—
ALLISON BROWNCORPORATE OFFICER—7/22/2022—
JAY KOEPERCORPORATE OFFICER—7/14/2023—
JENNIFER PHIPPSCORPORATE OFFICER—7/22/2022—
KEITH BECKERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE—9/6/2021—
KEITH BECKERCORPORATE OFFICER—1/2/2019—
KEITH BECKERCORPORATE DIRECTOR—1/2/2019—
MARGARET PEMBERTONCORPORATE OFFICER—12/31/2018—
MARGARET PEMBERTONCORPORATE DIRECTOR—12/31/2018—
SAHAR AVESTIMEHRW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE—6/22/2021—

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, "Embrace Hospice — hospice records, New Braunfels, TX." Compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (downloaded CMS snapshots (measure periods vary) release), CCN 741721. https://carerecords.org/hospice/texas/embrace-hospice-new-braunfels/