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Adult Day Care in Iowa

We're still building out our adult day care directory for Iowa. The median estimated cost statewide is $1,614/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.

Cost of adult day care in Iowa

Median monthly price, Iowa

$1,614/mo

Modeled range $1,541 – $1,754 how this range is derived

● Iowa $1,614 ○ National median $2,058

Published survey median · 2025

Median costs for adult day care versus Iowa and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.

Adult Day Care cost comparison (2025)
Adult Day CareIowaNational
25th percentile$1,541/mo$1,798/mo
Median$1,614/mo$2,058/mo
75th percentile$1,754/mo$3,033/mo

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Source: Published survey median · 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Methodology
Why is this number different on other websites? Many directories quote a community's "starting at" rent, before care fees. This figure is the state survey median. It is an estimate to plan against, not a quote; ask each provider for its own number in writing. Our methodology →

Ways families typically pay

  • Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
  • Long-term care insurance
  • VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
  • Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.

Iowa licensing & regulation

State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for Iowa are coming soon.

Medicaid & local resources in Iowa

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Iowa resolve concerns about care and rights.

Official Ombudsman locator / program page

Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOV

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.

Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.

Cities in Iowa

Showing the 500 largest of 1,026 tracked cities.

Show the other 470 cities in Iowa

Adult Day Care providers in Iowa

We don't have licensed adult day care centers listed for Iowa yet.

We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.

How we rank these

Frequently asked questions

Which cities in Iowa have adult day care listings?

We track 1026 Iowa cities for adult day care. See the city list on this page for options near you.

How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, adult day care in Iowa costs $1,614/month (median).

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Adult Day Care in Iowa. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/adult-day-care/iowa/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Adult Day Care in Iowa." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/adult-day-care/iowa/.

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