Embrace Hospice is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 9111 Jollyville Road, Suite 200 in Austin, TX 78759. It has been certified since 1994. It cares for about 18 patients on an average day, making it a small hospice. It scores 8 out of 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index; the Texas average is 8.4. The index flags 2 areas where it is worse than the Texas average, starting with patients discharged alive within 7 days.
What is Embrace Hospice's Medicare record?
| Hospice | Embrace Hospice |
|---|---|
| Address | 9111 Jollyville Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78759 |
| Phone | (512) 772-4015 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 451605 |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| Medicare-certified since | 12/02/1994 |
How does Embrace Hospice score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
Embrace Hospice scores 8 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 5 of the indicators below and worse on 2.
| Indicator | Embrace Hospice | Texas average | U.S. average | vs. Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 30% | 62% | 52.4% | Better |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 23.5% | 7.6% | 7.3% | Worse |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 11.8% | 36.9% | 37.4% | Better |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 5.9% | 12.1% | 8.5% | Better |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 5.9% | 2% | 2.1% | Worse |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 15.9 min | 11.6 min | 19.9 min | Better |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 10.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% | About the same |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 98.7% | 88.1% | 89.3% | Better |
Separately, 100% of its patients received all seven recommended care steps at admission (Texas average 94.7%) and 68.2% 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 Embrace Hospice?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for Embrace Hospice. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does Embrace Hospice deliver care, and to whom?
55% of embrace hospice's care is delivered at home and its largest patient group by diagnosis is dementia (30%). 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 | 55% |
| In assisted living | 27% |
| In a nursing facility | 15% |
| In a skilled nursing facility | 3% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Dementia | 30% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 29% |
| Other conditions | 16% |
Which Austin-area ZIP codes does Embrace Hospice serve?
Embrace Hospice tells Medicare it serves 28 ZIP codes in Austin and Travis, Williamson and Hays counties.
- 76574
- 76578
- 78610
- 78613
- 78617
- 78628
- 78641
- 78660
- 78664
- 78665
- 78681
- 78703
- 78704
- 78726
- 78727
- 78728
- 78729
- 78731
- 78735
- 78738
- 78745
- 78749
- 78750
- 78753
- 78754
- 78757
- 78758
- 78759
What should you ask Embrace Hospice before choosing it?
Ask what happens in the first week
23.5% of its live discharges came within a week of enrollment (Texas average 7.6%). Ask what the admission visit covers and how they confirm hospice is the right fit before enrolling.
Ask how fast they can admit
Ask how soon after the call a nurse can come out, including evenings and weekends, and how quickly medications and equipment arrive.
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.
Ask what the family is expected to do
Hospice supports the family caregiver; it does not replace one. Ask how many aide visits a week are typical and what happens overnight.
Which other hospices serve Austin, TX?
- Amedisys Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Halcyon Home LLC — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Hospice Austin — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Suncrest Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care - Austin — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Gentiva — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
All Medicare-certified hospices in Austin and Travis, Williamson and Hays counties
Last verified: November 2026, against the Medicare hospice data release dated 2026-08-07.
Common questions
Is Embrace Hospice Medicare-certified?
Yes. Embrace Hospice is certified by Medicare under provider number 451605 and has been since 1994.
What is Embrace Hospice's Hospice Care Index score?
8 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Texas average is 8.4.
How large is Embrace Hospice?
It cares for about 18 patients on an average day.
