Hospice in Iowa
Iowa has 71 Medicare-certified hospice. Browse by city below, then open a profile for CMS ratings, inspection findings, fines, staffing, and ownership.
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Cities with hospice in Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA
29 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
Council Bluffs, IA
16 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.4
Ames, IA
9 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.1
Ankeny, IA
10 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.6
Carroll, IA
10 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.9
Davenport, IA
21 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.4
Hiawatha, IA
6 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.1
Ottumwa, IA
10 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.4
Sioux City, IA
17 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.5
Spirit Lake, IA
6 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.7
Urbandale, IA
11 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.9
Waterloo, IA
16 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.6
West Des Moines, IA
10 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.1
Albia, IA
3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.0
Algona, IA
5 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.2
Amana, IA
3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 5.0
Bettendorf, IA
6 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
Cedar Falls, IA
9 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3
Charles City, IA
8 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.1
Cherokee, IA
5 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.9
Co Bluffs, IA
2 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.0
Cresco, IA
6 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
Decorah, IA
7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3
Denison, IA
5 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.8
Des Moines, IA
29 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
Des Moines, IA
1 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.0
Dubuque, IA
17 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.6
Emmetsburg, IA
7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
Estherville, IA
5 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
Fort Dodge, IA
7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.9
Fort Madison, IA
5 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
Greenfield, IA
3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.5
Harlan, IA
4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.2
Iowa City, IA
8 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.5
Johnston, IA
7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3
Maquoketa, IA
4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.0
Marshalltown, IA
7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
Mason City, IA
9 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.1
Missouri Valley, IA
3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 1.0
Monticello, IA
4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.8
Mount Pleasant, IA
6 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.5
Onawa, IA
4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.5
Orange City, IA
3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.2
Oskaloosa, IA
7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 1.7
Panora, IA
4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.0
Pella, IA
3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3
Sheldon, IA
1 facilities
Sioux Center, IA
6 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3
Spencer, IA
4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.5
Spirit Lake, IA
1 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.0
Strawberry Point, IA
2 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.0
Washington, IA
4 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.6
West Burlington, IA
3 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3
West Des Moines, IA
7 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
West Union, IA
5 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8
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About hospice in Iowa
Hospice programs deliver palliative, comfort-first care to people with a terminal illness, usually at home. Their services span nursing, aide support, counseling, and respite for family caregivers. Hospices certified by Medicare must satisfy federal conditions of participation.
A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.
Where you can, visit each option in Iowa, ask how care plans are created and revisited, and get costs, coverage, and availability confirmed in writing. Steady staffing and open communication with families count for as much as any published rating.
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Frequently asked questions
How many hospice does Iowa have?
The current CMS data lists 71 Medicare-certified hospice in Iowa, spread across 55 cities and counties.
How can I compare hospice in Iowa?
To compare hospice programs, ask how on-call nursing works, how quickly the team responds, and what respite, bereavement, and coordination with the patient's physician look like. Open individual profiles from the city listings above for CMS ratings, inspection findings, staffing, and ownership.
Data sources
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. Processing date: 2026-10-06.
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