Hospice Care · West Des Moines, IA
Affinity Care of Iowa LLC
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Hospice Care in West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, IA has 3 licensed hospice providers listed on ElderCareCosts.
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Hospice Care, West Des Moines median
Not yet availableHow hospice costs work in West Des Moines
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 West Des Moines, 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.
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3 hospice providers in West Des Moines
Hospice Care · West Des Moines, IA
Suncrest Hospice, LLC
4.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
Hospice Care · West Des Moines, IA
Care Initiatives Hospice - West Des Moines
2.0(CMS)Medicare-certified
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Also serving West Des Moines
Hospice care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve West Des Moines; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 5 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-West Des Moines count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
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Unitypoint Hospice
4.0(CMS)
Office in Urbandale, about 6 miles away. Serves West Des Moines.
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Wesleylife Hospice
3.0(CMS)
Office in Urbandale, about 6 miles away. Serves West Des Moines.
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Hospice of the Midwest, LLC
4.0(CMS)
Office in Johnston, about 8 miles away. Serves West Des Moines.
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Mercyone Des Moines Hospice
3.0(CMS)
Office in Des Moines, about 8 miles away. Serves West Des Moines.
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Everystep
4.0(CMS)
Office in Des Moines, about 9 miles away. Serves West Des Moines.
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West Des Moines, in Polk County, has about 71,083 residents. About 10,723 of them (15%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $86,594.
Source: US Census Bureau- Aging Resources of Central Iowa(800) 747-5352agingresources.com
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
- Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Iowa State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- LifeLong Links1-866-468-7887lifelonglinks.org
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Des Moines Vet Centerva.gov
Vet Center in West Des Moines.
- Home and Community Based Services – Elderly WaiverOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
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