Name: Howard County Community Hospice
Address: 402 2nd Ave SE, -, Cresco, IA, 52136, US
Telephone: (563) 547-2989

About Howard County Community Hospice

Howard County Community Hospice is a hospice provider based in Cresco, Iowa. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 22 citations, the most recent on July 30, 2025. Its public records were last updated in August 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated August 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index

Quality measures

92.2 out of 100 on CMS's hospice composite process measure

CMS Care Compare, December 2024.

Inspection history (22)

Records from June 2022 to July 2025.

July 30, 2025 · Standard
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(1)) for Content. Survey type: Recertification.
July 30, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0655
) for Professional management responsibility. Survey type: Recertification.
July 30, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0543
) for Plan of care. Survey type: Recertification.
July 30, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0796
(2)) for Criminal background checks. Survey type: Recertification.
July 30, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0523
) for Timeframe for completion of assessment. Survey type: Recertification.
July 30, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0547
(2)) for Content of plan of care. Survey type: Recertification.
July 30, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0713
(3)) for Inpatient care provided under arrangements. Survey type: Recertification.
July 30, 2025 · Condition
Tag L0797
Federal, state, local laws & regulations. Survey type: Recertification.
June 18, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0547
(2)) for Content of plan of care. Survey type: Recertification.
June 18, 2025 · Condition
Tag L0797
Federal, state, local laws & regulations. Survey type: Recertification.
June 18, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0655
) for Professional management responsibility. Survey type: Recertification.
June 18, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0796
(2)) for Criminal background checks. Survey type: Recertification.
June 18, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0523
) for Timeframe for completion of assessment. Survey type: Recertification.
June 18, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0543
) for Plan of care. Survey type: Recertification.
June 18, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0713
(3)) for Inpatient care provided under arrangements. Survey type: Recertification.
June 18, 2025 · Standard
Tag L0672
(1)) for Content. Survey type: Recertification.
June 9, 2022 · Standard
Tag L0625
(1)) for Hospice aide assignments and duties. Survey type: Recertification.
June 9, 2022 · Standard
Tag L0555
(2)) for Coordination of services. Survey type: Recertification.
June 9, 2022 · Standard
Tag L0778
(1)(i)) for Coordination of services. Survey type: Recertification.
June 9, 2022 · Standard
Tag L0626
(2)) for Hospice aide assignments and duties. Survey type: Recertification.

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