Hospice Care in Iowa
Iowa has 73 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts across 1,026 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
73 licensed hospice providers listed · 41 with CMS star ratings.
How hospice costs work in Iowa
For people enrolled in the Medicare hospice benefit, covered hospice services are generally about $0 out of pocket: nursing, aides, medications related to the terminal illness, medical equipment, and grief support. That is a benefit design fact, not a local price quote for Iowa.
- Room and board is separate. If your parent is in a nursing home or assisted living while on hospice, Medicare hospice does not pay the facility rent. The family, Medicaid, or long-term care insurance usually covers that.
- When families do pay: care unrelated to the hospice diagnosis, private-duty extras the hospice does not cover, or hospice outside Medicare (rare private-pay arrangements). Always ask what is billed to whom.
- Official overview: Medicare.gov hospice care.
CMS rating distribution in Iowa
CMS overall star ratings for 41 hospice providers in Iowa. We do not re-rank these scores.
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Iowa licensing & regulation
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.GOVMedicaid 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.
- Home and Community Based Services – Elderly Waiver. Iowa 1915(c) Elderly Waiver for adults 65+ who meet nursing facility level of care (CMS factsheet).
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Iowa
Showing the 500 largest of 1,026 tracked cities.
- Des Moines
- Cedar Rapids
- Davenport
- Sioux City
- Iowa City
- Ankeny
- West Des Moines
- Ames
- Waterloo
- Council Bluffs
- Dubuque
- Urbandale
- Marion
- Cedar Falls
- Bettendorf
- Waukee
- Marshalltown
- Mason City
- Ottumwa
- Fort Dodge
- Johnston
- Clinton
- Burlington
- Muscatine
- Coralville
- Altoona
- North Liberty
- Clive
- Grimes
- Indianola
Show the other 470 cities in Iowa
- Newton
- Norwalk
- Boone
- Oskaloosa
- Storm Lake
- Spencer
- Pleasant Hill
- Pella
- Le Mars
- Waverly
- Carroll
- Fort Madison
- Keokuk
- Grinnell
- Fairfield
- Mount Pleasant
- Bondurant
- Sioux Center
- Denison
- Perry
- Webster City
- Clear Lake
- Decorah
- Knoxville
- Creston
- Washington
- Charles City
- Hiawatha
- Nevada
- Eldridge
- Atlantic
- Adel
- Orange City
- Independence
- Maquoketa
- Polk City
- Asbury
- Estherville
- Oelwein
- Tiffin
- Anamosa
- DeWitt
- Osceola
- Spirit Lake
- Red Oak
- Sheldon
- Winterset
- Algona
- Centerville
- Clarinda
- Manchester
- Sergeant Bluff
- Cherokee
- Glenwood
- Windsor Heights
- Iowa Falls
- Vinton
- Shenandoah
- Harlan
- Humboldt
- Le Claire
- Camanche
- Huxley
- Evansdale
- Mount Vernon
- Dyersville
- Hampton
- Forest City
- Carlisle
- Chariton
- Jefferson
- Monticello
- Rock Valley
- Cresco
- Waukon
- West Liberty
- Carter Lake
- Albia
- Emmetsburg
- Eagle Grove
- Osage
- New Hampton
- Story City
- Saylorville
- Williamsburg
- Robins
- Milford
- West Burlington
- Solon
- Tipton
- Tama
- Garner
- Postville
- Wilton
- Fairfax
- Onawa
- Grundy Center
- Madrid
- Sibley
- Clarion
- Bloomfield
- Marengo
- Hudson
- Belmond
- Kalona
- Missouri Valley
- Rock Rapids
- Hawarden
- Eldora
- West Branch
- Mitchellville
- Center Point
- Jesup
- West Union
- Park View
- Rockwell City
- Belle Plaine
- Denver
- Cascade
- New London
- Hull
- Bellevue
- Alta
- Atkins
- Colfax
- Lamoni
- Ely
- Dallas Center
- Audubon
- Monroe
- Columbus Junction
- Sumner
- Lake Mills
- La Porte City
- Northwood
- Peosta
- Granger
- Blue Grass
- Ida Grove
- Toledo
- Sigourney
- Durant
- Mediapolis
- Pleasantville
- Leon
- Greenfield
- Epworth
- Farley
- Sac City
- Britt
- Ogden
- Kent Estates
- Remsen
- Mount Ayr
- Guttenberg
- Parkersburg
- Wapello
- Pocahontas
- Walcott
- Reinbeck
- Lisbon
- Prairie City
- Lake City
- Guthrie Center
- Akron
- Moville
- Stuart
- Manson
- Urbana
- Corydon
- Van Meter
- Shell Rock
- Nashua
- Holstein
- Panora
- Lenox
- Corning
- Roland
- Hartley
- Manning
- Monona
- Earlham
- Traer
- Dysart
- Ackley
- Kingsley
- Woodbine
- Coon Rapids
- Brooklyn
- Alton
- Wellman
- Avoca
- Palo
- State Center
- Montezuma
- Oakland
- Slater
- Logan
- University Heights
- Gilbert
- Dike
- Nora Springs
- Central City
- Walnut
- Greene
- Bedford
- Walford
- Sanborn
- Malvern
- Manly
- Fayette
- Elkader
- Fairbank
- Strawberry Point
- Baxter
- Clarksville
- Lone Tree
- St. Ansgar
- Laurens
- Wayland
- Conrad
- Lake Park
- Swisher
- Marcus
- New Sharon
- Melcher-Dallas
- Springville
- Dunlap
- Glidden
- Clarence
- Eddyville
- Tripoli
- Larchwood
- Treynor
- Neola
- Lansing
- Aplington
- Buffalo
- Graettinger
- Jewell Junction
- George
- Sheffield
- Fruitland
- Villisca
- Preston
- De Soto
- Winthrop
- Sully
- Sloan
- Primghar
- Winfield
- Newhall
- Gladbrook
- Aurelia
- Mapleton
- Fredericksburg
- Victor
- Rockwell
- Woodward
- Griswold
- Hills
- Calmar
- Okoboji
- Lake View
- Mechanicsville
- Elk Run Heights
- Anita
- Sidney
- Odebolt
- Newell
- Gowrie
- Hinton
- Danville
- Allison
- Lake Panorama
- Hamburg
- Wheatland
- Fremont
- Arnolds Park
- Janesville
- Hospers
- Keosauqua
- St. Charles
- Hedrick
- Buffalo Center
- Beaverdale
- Maxwell
- Raymond
- Elkhart
- Underwood
- Keota
- Riverside
- Tabor
- Paullina
- Early
- Shellsburg
- Earlville
- West Bend
- Essex
- North English
- Merrill
- West Point
- Rockford
- Denmark
- Carson
- Alden
- Schleswig
- Olin
- Adair
- Riceville
- Dunkerton
- Afton
- Garnavillo
- Ossian
- Melbourne
- Cambridge
- Battle Creek
- Morning Sun
- Arcadia
- Alburnett
- Princeton
- Long Grove
- Inwood
- Lawton
- Dumont
- Redfield
- Oxford
- Whiting
- Donnellson
- Schaller
- Hubbard
- Correctionville
- Gilbertville
- Hartford
- Boyden
- Kanawha
- Amana
- Dakota City
- Shelby
- Edgewood
- Gilmore City
- Coggon
- Montrose
- Shueyville
- Readlyn
- Stratford
- Elgin
- Ventura
- Ruthven
- Milo
- Elk Horn
- Eldon
- Wall Lake
- Sioux Rapids
- Albert City
- Hazleton
- Le Grand
- McGregor
- Washburn
- Exira
- Armstrong
- Quasqueton
- Lowden
- Dayton
- Colo
- Middle Amana
- Latimer
- Hopkinton
- Kellogg
- New Hartford
- Keystone
- Wellsburg
- Walker
- Elma
- Radcliffe
- Blairstown
- Coalville
- University Park
- Ainsworth
- Manilla
- Minden
- Sutherland
- Clermont
- Rolfe
- Bancroft
- Moravia
- Gilman
- Albion
- Dexter
- Fontanelle
- Moscow
- Murray
- Goldfield
- Russell
- Van Horne
- Grand Junction
- Seymour
- Swea City
- Fonda
- Brighton
- New Virginia
- Royal
- Everly
- Charter Oak
- What Cheer
- Twin Lakes
- Garwin
- Emerson
- Martensdale
- Whittemore
- Zearing
- Lakeside
- Dows
- Ireton
- Humeston
- Crescent
- Sabula
- Norway
- Cumming
- Stacyville
- Colesburg
- Klemme
- Richland
- Scranton
- Pomeroy
- Farmington
- Packwood
- Batavia
- Collins
- Stanwood
- Doon
- Lynnville
- Vail
- Orleans
- Wyoming
- Stanton
- Truro
- Lamont
- Anthon
- Thornton
- Ocheyedan
- Burt
- Grand Mound
- Stanhope
- Silver City
- Moulton
- Milton
- Hawkeye
- Ellsworth
- Rudd
- Delmar
- Earling
- Breda
- Maynard
- Ashton
- Oxford Junction
- Lewis
- Thompson
- Martelle
- Charlotte
- Birmingham
- Dow City
- Diagonal
- Lockridge
- Titonka
- Grandview
- Orient
- Galva
- Wahpeton
- Marquette
Counties in Iowa
County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many hospice care providers each county holds.
Hospice Care providers in Iowa
Sample of licensed hospice providers listed for Iowa. City pages show fuller local inventories.
Compassus Central Iowa
Angels Care Hospice
Suncrest Hospice
Hospice of Midwest
Heartland Hospice (West Des Moines)
Hillcrest Hospice
Moments Hospice of Des Moines LLC
Hospice of the Midwest, LLC
Suncrest Hospice, LLC
St Croix Hospice
St Croix Hospice
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Frequently asked questions
How many hospice providers are listed in Iowa?
We currently list 73 licensed hospice providers across Iowa.
Which cities in Iowa have hospice care listings?
We track 1026 Iowa cities for hospice care. See the city list on this page for options near you.
Past 60 days in Iowa: 73 added · 224 updated. Most recent change Sep 1. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospice providers in Iowa are listed with government-sourced data. State median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospice Care in Iowa. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/iowa/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Hospice Care in Iowa." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/iowa/.
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