Oklahoma City Senior Advisor1ST Choice Hospice Care is a Medicare-certified hospice based at 1211 N Shartel Avenue, Suite 905B in Oklahoma City, OK 73103. It has been certified since 2020. It cares for about 9 patients on an average day, making it a small hospice. It scores 9 out of 10 on Medicare's Hospice Care Index; the Oklahoma average is 8.7. The index flags 3 areas where it is worse than the Oklahoma average, starting with gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days.
What is 1ST Choice Hospice Care's Medicare record?
| Hospice | 1ST Choice Hospice Care |
|---|---|
| Address | 1211 N Shartel Avenue, Suite 905B, Oklahoma City, OK 73103 |
| Phone | (405) 768-2073 |
| Medicare provider number (CCN) | 371725 |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| Medicare-certified since | 12/09/2020 |
How does 1ST Choice Hospice Care score on Medicare's Hospice Care Index?
1ST Choice Hospice Care scores 9 out of 10 on the Hospice Care Index, which counts how many of ten visit, discharge and staffing indicators a hospice meets. Against the Oklahoma average it is better on 2 of the indicators below and worse on 3.
| Indicator | 1ST Choice Hospice Care | Oklahoma average | U.S. average | vs. Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaps in nursing visits longer than 7 days (lower is better) | 50% | 37% | 52.4% | Worse |
| Patients discharged alive within 7 days (lower is better) | 4.2% | 7.3% | 7.3% | Better |
| Patients discharged alive after 180 days or more (lower is better) | 25% | 36% | 37.4% | Better |
| Live discharge followed by a hospital stay and readmission to hospice (lower is better) | 12.5% | 14% | 8.5% | About the same |
| Live discharge followed by death in hospital (lower is better) | 0% | 2.6% | 2.1% | About the same |
| Nurse minutes per routine home care day | 13.2 min | 57.1 min | 19.9 min | Worse |
| Share of skilled nursing minutes given on weekends | 6.3% | 6.9% | 9.6% | About the same |
| Patients visited by a nurse in the last 3 days of life | 89.8% | 94.3% | 89.3% | Worse |
Separately, 32.6% were visited by a nurse or social worker on at least two of their last three days (Oklahoma average 54.9%).
What do families say about 1ST Choice Hospice Care?
Medicare has not published family caregiver survey results for 1ST Choice Hospice Care. Results appear only once a hospice has enough completed surveys over two years, so many smaller hospices have none.
Where does 1ST Choice Hospice Care deliver care, and to whom?
94% of 1st choice hospice care's care is delivered at home and its largest patient group by diagnosis is heart and circulatory disease (22%). In the last three years it billed Medicare for routine home care only, with no continuous or inpatient care.
| Where care is delivered | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| At home | 94% |
| In a skilled nursing facility | 6% |
| Primary diagnosis | Share of patients |
|---|---|
| Heart and circulatory disease | 22% |
Which Oklahoma City-area ZIP codes does 1ST Choice Hospice Care serve?
1ST Choice Hospice Care tells Medicare it serves 26 ZIP codes in Oklahoma City and Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Logan, Grady and McClain counties.
- 73008
- 73013
- 73020
- 73026
- 73068
- 73069
- 73070
- 73071
- 73072
- 73089
- 73103
- 73108
- 73110
- 73112
- 73115
- 73120
- 73122
- 73127
- 73130
- 73135
- 73139
- 73159
- 73160
- 73169
- 73170
- 73173
What should you ask 1ST Choice Hospice Care before choosing it?
Ask how often the nurse visits
50% of 1ST Choice Hospice Care's patients went more than seven days without a nursing visit at some point, against 37% across Oklahoma. Ask for the planned visit schedule in writing and who decides when it changes.
Ask how long nursing visits last
Its nurses average 13.2 minutes per routine care day, against 57.1 minutes across Oklahoma. Ask how long a typical visit lasts and whether the same nurse comes each time.
Ask who will be there at the end
89.8% of its patients had a nurse visit in the last three days of life (Oklahoma average 94.3%). Ask how visits change when death is close and whether someone can stay through the night.
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 Oklahoma City, OK?
- Ssm Health at Home Hospice - Oklahoma — Hospice Care Index 9 of 10
- Affinity Care of Oklahoma LLC — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Complete Hospice Care of Oklahoma City — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Legacy Family Hospice, LLC — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Mercy Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
- Suncrest Hospice — Hospice Care Index 10 of 10
Last verified: November 2026, against the Medicare hospice data release dated 2026-08-07.
Common questions
Is 1ST Choice Hospice Care Medicare-certified?
Yes. 1ST Choice Hospice Care is certified by Medicare under provider number 371725 and has been since 2020.
What is 1ST Choice Hospice Care's Hospice Care Index score?
9 out of 10 in the current Medicare data. The Oklahoma average is 8.7.
How large is 1ST Choice Hospice Care?
It cares for about 9 patients on an average day.
