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Fonteum Care Compare · Iowa

Iowa hospices: 70 Medicare-certified, source-cited identity + ownership data.

Ownership type, certification date, and CMS region for every Medicare-certified hospice in Iowa. CAHPS Hospice experience-of-care measures live in a separate CMS dataset (252m-zfp9) and are not included in this snapshot.

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Snapshot May 7, 2026·70 Medicare-certified hospices in Iowa · 0.0% for-profit·CMS Care Compare — Hospice (yc9t-dgbk)·Module overview →·Methodology →·Audit Pack →
Source-modified 2026-01-08 · CAHPS Hospice experience-of-care measures are a separate CMS dataset (252m-zfp9), not included in this snapshot

Ownership breakdown — Iowa

Hospice ownership concentration is the documented quality-of-care variable in policy literature; Fonteum surfaces the breakdown explicitly.

Non-Profit
27
For-Profit
21
Other
9
Government
9

Hospices in Iowa

First 25 of 70 Medicare-certified hospices. Select a hospice to open its per-facility provenance page.

FacilityCityOwnershipCertified
EverystepDES MOINESOther11/02/1983
Avera at homeESTHERVILLENon-Profit02/06/1984
Mercyone north iowa hospiceMASON CITYFor-Profit02/12/1985
Cedar valley hospiceWATERLOOFor-Profit03/01/1985
Iowa river hospiceMARSHALLTOWNNon-Profit02/28/1986
Mercyone des moines hospiceDES MOINESNon-Profit05/16/1986
Iowa city hospiceIOWA CITYNon-Profit07/09/1987
Mary greeley hospice servicesAMESGovernment10/21/1987
Mahaska health partnership hospice servicesOSKALOOSAGovernment03/22/1989
Hospice of mercyHIAWATHANon-Profit10/03/1989
Hospice inc serving davis & wapello countiesOTTUMWAOther11/13/1989
Hospice of dubuqueDUBUQUENon-Profit02/24/1990
Hospice of the heartlandALGONAGovernment02/15/1990
Unitypoint hospiceCEDAR RAPIDSOther06/21/1990
Lee county health departmentFORT MADISONGovernment10/15/1990
Sioux center health home care and hospiceSIOUX CENTERNon-Profit10/24/1991
Mercyone genesisBETTENDORFNon-Profit02/13/1992
Gundersen palmer lutheran hosp and clinics-hospiceWEST UNIONNon-Profit03/19/1992
Sanford home health and hospice sheldonSHELDONNon-Profit08/19/1992
Mercy home care and hospice-clintonCLINTONNon-Profit11/30/1992
Hospice of palo alto countyEMMETSBURGGovernment09/07/1993
Aseracare hospiceCOUNCIL BLUFFSFor-Profit09/28/1993
Avera @ home of spencer hospitalSPENCERGovernment11/16/1993
Cherokee regional hospiceCHEROKEENon-Profit11/01/1994
Hospice of pella, the comfort housePELLANon-Profit02/12/1995

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