Iowa River Hospice Home

The Iowa River Hospice Home is a state-of-the-art facility that provides a “home away from home” with additional comfort and support. It was created through the love and generosity of many dedicated individuals who recognized the need for this specialized service. Built in 2009, patients and families find the atmosphere serene and peaceful. The home is located at 502 Plaza Heights Road, Marshalltown, Iowa. It offers 6 private suites, each equipped with a private bathroom, adjoining family room, and a fireplace. Each suite has beautiful French doors adjacent to the wrap around balcony that oversees outside landscaping. The warmth of the home is completed by the Iowa River Hospice professional staff who serve patients and their loved ones with care, empathy, and compassion.

We focus on providing families with a warm, home-like atmosphere where the emphasis is placed on personal dignity and a positive quality of life. Amenities include:

  • A comfortable, home-like environment
  • Each patient suite has a patient bedroom with fireplace, lift chair, TV and private bathroom
  • Additional separate family living room within the patient suite
  • Large group family room with kitchen and dining area and bathroom with shower
  • Chapel
  • Whirlpool bathtub enabling patient to enjoy a relaxing bath
  • Play area for younger visitors
  • 24-hour visiting hours
  • On-site parking

Levels of Care

Iowa River Hospice Home provides 3 levels of care:

General Inpatient Care – GIP hospice care is available for patients who are determined to be at a level of severity whereby routine care in the home cannot meet the patient’s needs. This care is for patients who develop pain or symptoms which have not responded to interventions in the home-like setting and who require short-term aggressive intervention as an inpatient to resolve the problem. Certain conditions must be met in order to qualify for this level of care. Typically, there is no additional cost to the patient with Medicare as well as with many private insurance plans

Respite Care – Respite care provides for patient stays for up to five days in this setting. Occasionally, family members may become exhausted and require temporary relief from their care-giving duties. The Medicare Hospice Benefit and most private insurances allow for this respite care break for families. While care is offered to the patient, the caregivers get time to rest so that they can resume their responsibilities. A highly skilled, specialized hospice team manages patients’ needs and the many concerns surrounding a life-limiting illness, with an emphasis on personal dignity and quality of life.

Residential Care – Residential care is available for hospice-qualified patients that have stable acute symptoms who cannot be managed at home, have no family to provide the care, or prefer a more intimate home-like atmosphere outside of their own residence. Residential services provided by The Iowa River Hospice Home are similar to “routine” hospice home care. Room-and-board fees do apply, and residential care is not covered under the Hospice Medicare Benefit. Some long-term insurance plans may pay for a portion of residential care.