Santa Rita Home Health Services is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 10803 Gulfdale Street, Suite 250 in San Antonio, TX 78216. It has been certified since 2020. It cares for about 54 patients on an average day, making it a mid-sized hospice. It scores 7 out of 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index; the Texas average is 8.4. The index flags 4 areas where it is worse than the Texas average, starting with gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days.
What is Santa Rita Home Health Services's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Santa Rita Home Health Services |
|---|---|
| Address | 10803 Gulfdale Street, Suite 250, San Antonio, TX 78216 |
| Phone | (210) 200-8502 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 971602 |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| Medicare-certified since | 11/03/2020 |
How does Santa Rita Home Health Services score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Santa Rita Home Health Services scores 7 out of 10 on the Hospice Care Index, which counts how many of ten visit, discharge and staffing indicators a hospice meets. Against the Texas average it is better on 1 of the indicators below and worse on 4.
| Indicator | Santa Rita Home Health Services | Texas average | U.S. average | vs. Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 77.3% | 62% | 52.4% | Worse |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 3.7% | 7.6% | 7.3% | Better |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 52.8% | 36.9% | 37.4% | Worse |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 9.3% | 12.1% | 8.5% | About the same |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 2.8% | 2% | 2.1% | About the same |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 7.6 min | 11.6 min | 19.9 min | Worse |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 4.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% | Worse |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 88.9% | 88.1% | 89.3% | About the same |
Separately, 52% were visited by a nurse or social worker on at least two of their last three days (Texas average 51%).
What do families say about Santa Rita Home Health Services?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Santa Rita Home Health Services. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does Santa Rita Home Health Services deliver care, and to whom?
99% of santa rita home health services's care is delivered at home and its largest patient group by diagnosis is dementia (34%). It has provided levels of care beyond routine home visits, such as continuous care at home or inpatient stays, in the last three years.
| Where care is delivered | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| At home | 99% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Dementia | 34% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 29% |
| Stroke | 17% |
Which San Antonio-area ZIP codes does Santa Rita Home Health Services serve?
Santa Rita Home Health Services tells Medicare it serves 37 ZIP codes in San Antonio and Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties.
- 78002
- 78112
- 78132
- 78152
- 78154
- 78201
- 78203
- 78205
- 78207
- 78209
- 78210
- 78211
- 78212
- 78213
- 78214
- 78216
- 78218
- 78220
- 78221
- 78223
- 78224
- 78225
- 78226
- 78227
- 78228
- 78229
- 78233
- 78237
- 78238
- 78242
- 78244
- 78245
- 78251
- 78253
- 78254
- 78257
- 78264
What should you ask Santa Rita Home Health Services before choosing it?
Ask how often the nurse visits
77.3% of Santa Rita Home Health Services's patients went more than seven days without a nursing visit at some point, against 62% across Texas. Ask for the planned visit schedule in writing and who decides when it changes.
Ask how eligibility is reviewed
52.8% of its live discharges came after six months or more of care (Texas average 36.9%). Ask how often the doctor recertifies eligibility and what support is offered if a patient is discharged.
Ask how long nursing visits last
Its nurses average 7.6 minutes per routine care day, against 11.6 minutes across Texas. Ask how long a typical visit lasts and whether the same nurse comes each time.
Ask where inpatient care happens
When symptoms cannot be managed at home, hospice provides short inpatient stays. Ask which facility they use and how far it is from the family.
Which other hospices serve San Antonio, TX?
- Altus Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Aspen Hospice and Palliative Care — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Compassus - San Antonio — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Journey Hospice LLC — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Summit Home Health and Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Admt Caring Hospice — Hospice Care Index 9 of 10
All Medicare-certified hospices in San Antonio and Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties
Last verified: November 2026, against the Medicare hospice data release dated 2026-08-07.
Common questions
Is Santa Rita Home Health Services Medicare-certified?
Yes. Santa Rita Home Health Services is certified by Medicare under provider number 971602 and has been since 2020.
What is Santa Rita Home Health Services's Hospice Care Index score?
7 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Texas average is 8.4.
How large is Santa Rita Home Health Services?
It cares for about 54 patients on an average day.
