Astrelis
Hospice · Houston, TX

REAL COMFORT HEALTHCARE INC

CCN 971617Harris CountyLatest FY 2023
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospice in Houston, TX. It ran an operating surplus of 26.7% in FY23 on $0.8M of operating revenue. It held 74 days of cash on hand (73rd percentile among hospices on liquidity). Operating margin improved from 24.9% in FY21 to 26.7% in FY23. It carries an average daily census of 0.

Average daily census
0
Verified fact2023
Source: CMS Hospice
Hospice Care Index
8
Verified fact2023
Source: CMS Hospice Quality
Operating margin · FY23
+26.7%
vs hospices90th pctl of 3,338 (FY23)
Total days of care
3315.0d
Verified fact2023
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984
Benchmarked within its own FY23 pool (n=3,338); the hospice cohort's current year is FY24.

Where REAL COMFORT HEALTHCARE sits among hospices

Operating margin · FY23 pool · n = 3,338 of 5,626 filed

Each point is one hospice in the national distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market — that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The hospice median is -0.8%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

Benchmarked within its own FY23 pool (n=3,338); the hospice cohort's current year is FY24.
-20%-10%0%+10%+20%hospice median -0.755%REAL COMFORT +26.67%-20%0%+20%hospice median -0.755%REAL COMFORT +26.67%
One hospiceREAL COMFORThospice median

The money

$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated

Ratios tell you how this hospice is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.

Operating margin
+26.7% (FY23)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+26.7% (FY23)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
74d (FY23)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
Not reported in this filing
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
Not reported in this filing
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
31d (FY23)
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY21FY22FY23
Patient revenue783945757
Total operating revenue783945757
Total operating expenses588811555
Operating income195134202
Operating margin %+24.9%+14.2%+26.7%
Net income195134202
Net income %+24.9%+14.2%+26.7%
HCRIS CMS-1984 cost report · $ thousands · FY21–FY23 · patient-service operating basis; non-patient revenue (contributions, investment) is non-operating · FY20–21 may include COVID-era relief funding

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

The metrics this hospice type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.

Hospice Care Index
8
Verified fact2023
CMS Hospice Quality
Average daily census
0
Verified fact2023
CMS Hospice
Routine home care mix
100.0%
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1984
Continuous home care mix
0.0%
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
3315.0d
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1984
General inpatient mix
0.0%
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1984
Respite mix
0.0%
Verified fact2023
HCRIS CMS-1984

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 3 reporting years
Operating margin
+24.9%+14.2%+26.7%FY21FY22FY23
Days cash on hand
16 days17 days74 daysFY21FY22FY23

The county this hospice serves

Harris County, TX · metro, 1M+ population
Median household income
$73.1K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
15.9%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
21.2%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
11.4%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
21.8%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 5.6% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 12.9% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).

Hospice Performance Benchmark$2,500Founding Edition

Where this facility is underperforming its matched peer cohort and what that gap is worth, measure by measure. Founding Edition: delivered within 30 days of eligibility confirmation, full refund if the published scope cannot be delivered.

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