New Century Hospice

    206 N Smith St, Pleasanton, TX 78064

    Compassionate professional in-home end-of-life care

    I had a very good experience with this in-home senior care agency - caregivers and nurses were compassionate, professional, gentle, and treated us like family. They were responsive day and night, communicated clearly, provided dignified end-of-life and spiritual support, and made a difficult time much easier; I would highly recommend them.

    Loved one of client
    May 2026

    Services

    • Hospice Care

    Reviews

    4.77·(293)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Caregivers

      4.8
    • Communication

      4.4
    • Reliability

      4.3
    • Scheduling

      4.1
    • Value

      2.2

    Pros

    • Compassionate, warm caregivers
    • Attentive and family-centered support
    • Skilled registered nurses and competent CNAs
    • Strong social work and chaplaincy services
    • Proactive care coordination and rapid admissions
    • 24/7 on-call availability
    • Personalized caregiver-client rapport
    • Training and support for family caregivers
    • Dignified end-of-life personal care
    • Prompt equipment setup and delivery
    • Responsive clinical follow-up
    • Seamless hospice transition in many cases

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical communication
    • Unreliable shift coverage and missed visits
    • Medication management and documentation gaps
    • Delays in equipment pickup and logistical follow-through
    • Billing transparency and administrative follow-through concerns
    • Variable after-hours responsiveness
    • Short-staffing and staffing instability
    • Occasional unprofessional caregiver conduct
    • Gaps in end-of-life administrative coordination

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The reviews present a polarized but instructive picture. A large portion of families describe consistently compassionate, attentive caregivers and clinically competent nursing teams who provide dignified, personalized end-of-life care. Social workers and chaplains are frequently noted as helpful, and many families praise the agency’s ability to coordinate rapid admissions, set up equipment promptly, and provide 24/7 on-call access when needed.

    Caregiver quality: Caregivers and RNs are repeatedly characterized as warm, patient, and skilled. Numerous comments highlight individualized rapport, caregivers who stay present and reassure families, and staff who provide guidance and hands-on training to family members. Spiritual and emotional support from chaplains and social workers is a recurrent positive theme and appears to complement the clinical care for many households.

    Communication and clinical coordination: Communication experiences vary. Some families report proactive, clear updates and responsive clinical follow-up; others describe inconsistent updates, unreturned calls, and curt or unprofessional phone interactions. There are specific operational concerns around medication documentation and occasional medication-management errors in files. After-hours responsiveness is generally appreciated by many, but variability in availability and tone has been noted.

    Reliability, scheduling and logistics: While prompt equipment delivery and rapid setup are cited as strengths, there are repeated operational complaints about inconsistent shift coverage, missed visits, and short-staffing. Logistics after a transition or following a client’s death—such as equipment pickup, DNR processing, and completion of death-related paperwork—are areas where families experienced delays or poor follow-through. These issues appear as patterns affecting perceived reliability.

    Management, billing and notable patterns: Administrative follow-through and billing transparency are points of friction in a portion of reviews. Examples include unexpected charges, excess paperwork, and pressure to leave high ratings; collectively these suggest the agency’s administrative practices may be uneven. There is at least one isolated allegation of unethical practice; while not a systemic finding on its own, it reinforces the theme that management-level processes sometimes fail to meet families’ expectations.

    Bottom line and practical guidance: Many families had highly positive experiences centered on compassionate caregiving and coordinated clinical support. However, a nontrivial set of families encountered operational weaknesses—especially around communication, consistent shift coverage, medication documentation, equipment logistics, and billing transparency. Prospective clients should confirm written protocols for staffing/backup coverage, medication reconciliation and documentation, equipment pickup, after-hours escalation, and billing practices before enrollment, and ask for specific points of contact to address issues quickly if they arise.

    Location

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    New Century Hospice is located at 206 N Smith St, Pleasanton, TX 78064.

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