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Hospices in Iowa: ownership, patient census and index scores for 71 hospices

Iowa has 71 Medicare certified hospices. Together they care for 3,772 patients on an average day, and 20 of them are for profit. The average Hospice Care Index score is 9.6 of 10.

SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads the CMS hospice files and the Medicare ownership file, and this page is that reading, joined on the CMS Certification Number. Ask for the hospices you track by state, owner or ownership type, and each new index or ownership change arrives in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as CMS publishes it.

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  • 71Hospices
  • 9.6 of 10Average Hospice Care Index
  • 3,772Patients on an average day
  • 20For profit hospices
  • 26Nonprofit hospices
  • 45Scoring 10 on the Hospice Care Index

Hospices by patients on an average day

Largest first, by patients on an average day. Each row links to the page and its Medicare Care Compare record.

HospiceCityOwnershipHospice Care IndexPatients per daySource
Suncrest Hospice, LLCWest Des MoinesFor-Profit10303medicare.gov
St Croix HospiceStrawberry PointFor-Profit10237medicare.gov
EverystepDes MoinesOther10172medicare.gov
St Croix HospiceSpirit LakeFor-Profit10160medicare.gov
Cedar Valley HospiceWaterlooFor-Profit10157medicare.gov
St Croix HospiceCharles CityFor-Profit9150medicare.gov
Hospice Compassus, Northeast IowaCedar RapidsFor-Profit10145medicare.gov
Hospice of the Midwest, LLCJohnstonFor-Profit10135medicare.gov
St Croix HospiceCo BluffsFor-Profit10130medicare.gov
Care Initiatives Hospice, Cedar FallsCedar FallsOther9129medicare.gov
Heartland Hospice DavenportDavenportNon-Profit9128medicare.gov
Hospice of DubuqueDubuqueNon-Profit10117medicare.gov
Unitypoint HospiceUrbandaleNon-Profit10114medicare.gov
St Croix HospiceAnkenyFor-Profit10113medicare.gov
Mercyone GenesisBettendorfNon-Profit10110medicare.gov
Wesleylife HospiceUrbandaleNon-Profit10106medicare.gov
Hospice of MercyHiawathaNon-Profit988medicare.gov
Iowa City HospiceIowa CityNon-Profit1074medicare.gov
Essence of Life HospiceAmanaOther1061medicare.gov
Care Initiatives Hospice, Sioux CitySioux CityNon-Profit960medicare.gov
Care Initiatives Hospice, GreenfieldGreenfieldNon-Profit1055medicare.gov
Beacon of Hope HospiceDavenportFor-Profit1051medicare.gov
Unitypoint HospiceWaterlooNon-Profit1050medicare.gov
Care Initiatives Hospice, West Des MoinesWest Des MoinesOther1049medicare.gov
Southeast Iowa Regional HospiceWest BurlingtonOther1049medicare.gov
Unitypoint HospiceFort DodgeNon-Profit1049medicare.gov
Care Initiatives Hospice, AlbiaAlbiaNon-Profit1047medicare.gov
Hillcrest HospiceCouncil BluffsFor-Profit1043medicare.gov
GentivaSpirit LakeFor-Profit941medicare.gov
Aseracare HospiceCouncil BluffsFor-Profit936medicare.gov
Mercyone Des Moines HospiceDes MoinesNon-Profit1035medicare.gov
Unitypoint HospiceCedar RapidsOther1034medicare.gov
Mercyone North Iowa HospiceMason CityFor-Profit1031medicare.gov
Above & Beyond Hospice CareMonticelloFor-Profit930medicare.gov
EverystepMount PleasantOther1029medicare.gov
Hospice of Jackson CountyMaquoketaNon-Profit1029medicare.gov
Iowa River HospiceMarshalltownNon-Profit1028medicare.gov
Hospice Inc Serving Davis & Wapello CountiesOttumwaOther925medicare.gov
Winnmed HospiceDecorahNon-Profit1025medicare.gov
Care Initiatives Hospice, Cedar RapidsCedar RapidsNon-Profit1024medicare.gov
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hosp and Clinics-HospiceWest UnionNon-Profit1023medicare.gov
GentivaCarrollFor-Profit922medicare.gov
Howard County Community HospiceCrescoOther1021medicare.gov
Mary Greeley Hospice ServicesAmesGovernment921medicare.gov
Hospice of Washington CountyWashingtonNon-Profit1020medicare.gov
Myrtue Medical Center HospiceHarlanGovernment1019medicare.gov
Cherokee Regional HospiceCherokeeNon-Profit1017medicare.gov
GentivaPanoraFor-Profit917medicare.gov
Hospice of MidwestSioux CityNot listed916medicare.gov
Avera at HomeEsthervilleNon-Profit1014medicare.gov
Generations Hospice Care IncMissouri ValleyFor-Profit813medicare.gov
Lakes Regional Healthcare HospiceSpirit LakeGovernment1012medicare.gov
Orange City HospiceOrange CityCombination Government & Non-Profit1011medicare.gov
Sioux Center Health Home Care and HospiceSioux CenterNon-Profit910medicare.gov
Heartland Hospice (West Des Moines)AmesNot listed89medicare.gov
St. Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing HomeCarrollNon-Profit109medicare.gov
Burgess HospiceOnawaNon-Profit108medicare.gov
Good Samaritan Society Home Care and HospiceOttumwaNon-Profit108medicare.gov
Lee County Health DepartmentFort MadisonGovernment98medicare.gov
Avera @ Home of Spencer HospitalSpencerGovernment107medicare.gov
Hospice of Pella, the Comfort HousePellaFor-Profit97medicare.gov
Hospice of the HeartlandAlgonaGovernment106medicare.gov
Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice ServicesOskaloosaGovernment96medicare.gov
Sanford Home Health and Hospice SheldonSheldonNon-Profit86medicare.gov
Crawford County Community HealthDenisonCombination Government & Non-Profit85medicare.gov
Hospice of Palo Alto CountyEmmetsburgGovernment105medicare.gov
Moments Hospice of Des Moines LLCHiawathaFor-ProfitNot listed3medicare.gov
Affinity Care of Iowa LLCWest Des MoinesNot listedNot listedNot listedmedicare.gov
Angels Care HospiceCouncil BluffsNot listedNot listedNot listedmedicare.gov
Compassus Central IowaAnkenyNot listedNot listedNot listedmedicare.gov
Suncrest HospiceCedar RapidsNot listedNot listedNot listedmedicare.gov

Ownership types

Ownership typeHospices
For-Profit20
Non-Profit26
Government8
Combination Government & Non-Profit2
Other9
Not listed6

Owners and managers with the most hospices in Iowa

OrganizationHospicesPatients per dayAverage indexFor profit
CD&R Falcon Holdings, LP52178.83
CH Services Group Holdings Inc52178.83
CH Services Holdings Inc52178.83
CH Services Midco Holdings Inc52178.83
Centerwell Health Services Inc52178.83
Charlotte Buyer, Inc.52178.83
Charlotte Midco, LLC52178.83
Curo Health Services Holdings, Inc52178.83
Falcon Hospice, LP52178.83
Hig STCH II LP57909.85
Humana Inc52178.83
Kah Hospice Company, Inc52178.83
Kentucky Homecare Holdings, Inc.52178.83
Kentucky Homecare Parent Inc.52178.83
Partners Group Access PF 882 LP57909.85
Partners Group Daintree Credit Co-Invest LP57909.85
Partners Group Direct Equity V Eur57909.85
Partners Group Global Value Sicav57909.85
SCHP Holdings LP57909.85
SCHP Intermediate Inc57909.85
SCHP Midco Inc57909.85
SCHP Purchaser Inc57909.85
SCHP Topco Inc57909.85
STCH Acquisition Inc57909.85
STCH Intermediate Inc57909.85

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospice. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Scores and measures are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospices on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.