Hospice Care in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, IA has 3 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (800) 432-9209 (Connections Area Agency on Aging)
2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Tour with the checklist
How hospice costs work in Council Bluffs
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 Council Bluffs, IA.
- 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.
Every licensed hospice provider: 3
A note on counting: we show 3 licensed hospice providers listed for Council Bluffs proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
Looking for a transparent sort by CMS stars, inspection records, and staffing? That is a separate data ranking, not an editorial pick.
Hillcrest Hospice
Aseracare Hospice
Sponsored placements, when they appear, are always labeled. How we make money →
Also serving Council Bluffs
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Council Bluffs; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 1 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-Council Bluffs count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
St Croix Hospice
Ordered by distance from Council Bluffs, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
Free local help worth saving
Council Bluffs has an estimated population of 62,586. About 10,951 residents (17%) are age 65 or older. Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The median household income is $64,578. Our directory currently lists 3 licensed hospice providers in Council Bluffs.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Connections Area Agency on Aging(800) 432-9209connectionsaaa.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Iowa State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - LifeLong Links1-866-468-7887lifelonglinks.org
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Home and Community Based Services – Elderly WaiverOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
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.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
How many hospice providers are listed in Council Bluffs, IA?
We currently list 3 licensed hospice providers in Council Bluffs, IA.
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Reading up first? Hospice Care across Iowa → · Hospice vs Home Health Care →
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How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospice providers in Council Bluffs, IA are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospice Care in Council Bluffs, IA. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospice/iowa/council-bluffs/
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