Chris Cain Hospice
CEO in Healthcare
Chris Cain has dedicated nearly thirty years to the field of long-term care and hospice services. As a healthcare executive with extensive experience, he has held senior positions across multiple organizations. His background includes experience in hiring, training, team building, patient and resident care quality, financial oversight, sales, marketing, regulatory compliance, and operational stabilization.
Throughout his career, he has played a leading role in establishing assisted living facilities, hospice agencies, and a hospital.
CEO, CFO, Administrator, St. Gabriel’s Hospice & Palliative Care
As the owner of St. Gabriel’s Hospice & Palliative Care and Texas Hospice, he has launched more than twelve hospice agencies throughout Texas. He and his team have created a culture based on the principle of “People Caring for People.” The staff is trained to look beyond symptom management and address the spiritual and emotional needs of patients nearing the end of life. Their care also extends to supporting families.
Since 2012, his leadership has grown St. Gabriel’s into an agency serving 300 patients with a workforce of over 200 employees. The agency provides care in Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock, Houston, San Angelo, Corpus Christi, and Tyler. He oversees budget management, human resources, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and terminations. His role also includes developing operational and strategic plans, as well as supervising accounting and sales activities.
Chris Cain’s Distinguished Career
Regional Director Operations, Autumn Leaves
Before leading St. Gabriel’s Hospice and The Clear Fork Group, he served as Regional Director of Operations at a company that managed Alzheimer’s care communities in North Texas. In this position, he was responsible for financial performance, HR management, sales, compliance, and daily operations. During his tenure, he increased the census by 14% in the first quarter, achieved a NOI of over 90% in three of the four communities, and stabilized staffing and cost management.
CEO, Texas Hospice
For five years, he worked as CEO of Texas Hospice, a Medicare-certified hospice agency. In this role, he led the startup phase, handling financial management, sales development, human resources, regulatory matters, and operations. Under his guidance, the agency achieved profit margins averaging 20%, broke even within eight months, expanded from serving no patients to 100 patients, and opened two additional sites in San Antonio and Austin.
Chris Cain Hospice also served as Executive Director at a hospice organization and as Area Director of Sales and Marketing for a long-term care company. In these roles, he provided leadership to 40 long-term care centers across Indiana and Kentucky. He directed a team of 50 salespeople supported by five regional sales managers.
His Roles at Kindred Healthcare
Earlier, he worked at a healthcare system in both Marketing and Hospital Administration Roles. As Hospital Administrator, he led the construction, setup, and launch of a 34-bed acute care hospital. He helped the facility pass its CMS survey for licensure and maintained patient volumes double the budgeted census every month. He also surpassed EBITDARM targets consistently.
As a Marketing Representative, he built a strong base of referral sources by focusing on education and service. He developed partnerships with hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing centers, home health providers, physicians, and case managers. He added two new referring hospitals within a year and increased referrals by 15% over the previous year. He also established an extensive network of referring physicians in specialties, including internal medicine, pulmonology, nephrology, surgery, and wound care. For more than two quarters, he was the top sales producer.
Earlier On in His Career
Chris Cain, Clear Fork Group, began his healthcare work in 1998 as Executive Director of an assisted living community in Oklahoma. There, he led a 33-bed facility, consistently surpassing budgeted EBITDA every month, and achieved a 99.5% census through effective relationship-building and outreach.
Later, he joined another company as Marketing Director. In that role, he managed internal and external marketing, sales, and public relations for a senior-focused product. Through events, direct marketing, and continuous relationship development, he achieved a 20% increase in referrals over three years, a 15% improvement in net income, and positive results in patient care and employee retention.
He then became a Corporate Assisted Living Specialist, overseeing management for three assisted living communities and opening a new location. He led three executive directors and four sales representatives in two states. In one quarter, he increased the census by 18.5% and restored three sites to profitability within two months. He also developed financial tools, directed workforce budgeting, and helped standardize operations for a $13 million business.
Education
Chris Cain Hospice earned a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Gerontology from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. The gerontology curriculum focused on human development, social services, aging, and family relationships, preparing him to support patients and their loved ones effectively.
On the Personal Side
Chris and his wife Tami have children and are grandparents. He is a practicing Catholic, which aligns with his commitment to delivering compassionate, dignified care.
Away from his professional work, he owns a small ranch where he raises Texas Longhorn cattle and Quarter Horses, reflecting his connection to agriculture and steady discipline.
He also enjoys sports, exercise, boating, fishing, hunting, and travel.
Chris Cain Fort Worth continues to dedicate his career to guiding teams and providing support to patients and their families with care and dedication.
Portfolio: https://chriscainhospice.com/
Website: https://chriscainclearforkgroup.com/
