Respite Care in Iowa

Respite is short-term relief for a family caregiver. No survey prices it on its own, so the estimates below are worked out from Iowa prices for in-home care, adult day and assisted living.

• In-home respite: about $41/hour from the local in-home care median at 44 hours a week. 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.
• Short stay in assisted living: 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.

Each figure divides a local monthly median into hours or days. More on our methodology page.

• Des Moines
• Cedar Rapids