Respite Care in Iowa

Respite is short-term relief for a family caregiver, not a separate facility class with its own national price survey. The ranges below are derived from published Iowa figures for in-home care, adult day, and assisted living. They are planning estimates, not quotes.

• In-home respite: about $41/hour from the local in-home monthly median (44 hrs/week survey standard). Roughly $329 for an 8-hour day, or $1,644 for a 40-hour week.
• Adult day respite: about $81/day (monthly adult-day median ÷ 20 program days), or about $405 for a five-day week.
• Facility short-stay (AL slice): about $179/day (local assisted-living monthly ÷ 30), or about $1,253 for a week. Communities often bill a higher short-stay rate; ask before booking.

Method: divide published monthly medians into hourly/daily slices as above. Full notes on our methodology page.

• 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