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Hospices in Iowa

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As of the CMS Care Compare August 2026 release, 71 Medicare-certified hospices have an address in Iowa. 42 have a CMS family caregiver survey star rating, and 32 are rated 4 stars or higher. 12 share the highest rating here, 5 stars, including Cedar Valley Hospice, Cherokee Regional Hospice and Essence of Life Hospice (first three alphabetically). They are listed across 52 cities.

Source: CMS: Hospice - General Information (yc9t-dgbk) · CMS: Hospice care - Provider CAHPS Hospice Survey Data (gxki-hrr8) · CMS: Hospice - Provider Data (252m-zfp9) · Data release: August 2026 · Page updated:

How this list is ordered: by the CMS family caregiver survey star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; hospices without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). Nothing else changes the order, and no hospice can pay us. This page has no ads, sponsors or partner links. Methodology · Ownership disclosure

Largest cities

Cedar Rapids4 hospicesCouncil Bluffs3 hospicesSpirit Lake3 hospicesWest Des Moines3 hospices

All cities with 3 or more hospices (4)

Hospices in smaller cities (58)

Cities with fewer than 3 hospices, combined and ordered by the same rule. Names link to the CMS Care Compare profile.

RankNameCityCMS stars
1Cedar Valley HospiceWaterloo5
2Cherokee Regional HospiceCherokee5
3Essence of Life HospiceAmana5
4EverystepMount Pleasant5
5Hospice of DubuqueDubuque5
6Hospice of Jackson CountyMaquoketa5
7Hospice of Pella, the Comfort HousePella5
8Iowa River HospiceMarshalltown5
9Orange City HospiceOrange City5
10Southeast Iowa Regional HospiceWest Burlington5
11Unitypoint HospiceFort Dodge5
12Winnmed HospiceDecorah5
13Above & Beyond Hospice CareMonticello4
14Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar FallsCedar Falls4
15Care Initiatives Hospice - GreenfieldGreenfield4
16Care Initiatives Hospice - Sioux CitySioux City4
17EverystepDes Moines4
18Heartland Hospice DavenportDavenport4
19Hospice of MercyHiawatha4
20Hospice of the Midwest, LLCJohnston4
21Hospice of Washington CountyWashington4
22Mary Greeley Hospice ServicesAmes4
23Mercyone GenesisBettendorf4
24Myrtue Medical Center HospiceHarlan4
25St Croix HospiceAnkeny4
26St Croix HospiceStrawberry Point4
27St Croix HospiceCharles City4
28Unitypoint HospiceUrbandale4
29Wesleylife HospiceUrbandale4
30Iowa City HospiceIowa City3
31Mercyone Des Moines HospiceDes Moines3
32Mercyone North Iowa HospiceMason City3
33St Croix HospiceCo Bluffs3
34Unitypoint HospiceWaterloo3
35Care Initiatives Hospice - AlbiaAlbia2
36Avera @ Home of Spencer HospitalSpencerNot rated
37Avera at HomeEsthervilleNot rated
38Beacon of Hope HospiceDavenportNot rated
39Burgess HospiceOnawaNot rated
40Compassus Central IowaAnkenyNot rated
41Crawford County Community HealthDenisonNot rated
42Generations Hospice Care IncMissouri ValleyNot rated
43GentivaPanoraNot rated
44GentivaCarrollNot rated
45Good Samaritan Society Home Care and HospiceOttumwaNot rated
46Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hosp and Clinics-HospiceWest UnionNot rated
47Heartland Hospice (West Des Moines)AmesNot rated
48Hospice Inc Serving Davis & Wapello CountiesOttumwaNot rated
49Hospice of MidwestSioux CityNot rated
50Hospice of Palo Alto CountyEmmetsburgNot rated
51Hospice of the HeartlandAlgonaNot rated
52Howard County Community HospiceCrescoNot rated
53Lee County Health DepartmentFort MadisonNot rated
54Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice ServicesOskaloosaNot rated
55Moments Hospice of Des Moines LLCHiawathaNot rated
56Sanford Home Health and Hospice SheldonSheldonNot rated
57Sioux Center Health Home Care and HospiceSioux CenterNot rated
58St. Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing HomeCarrollNot rated

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Quick facts: 71 Medicare-certified hospices in Iowa across 52 cities; 42 have a CMS family caregiver survey star rating (CMS Care Compare, August 2026); ranked only by CMS stars, never paid.