Hospice Care in Cedar Rapids, IA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Unitypoint Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 290 Blairs Ferry Road Ne, Suite 100, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
Phone: (319) 369-7744

Hospice Compassus - Northeast Iowa
Medicare Approved
Location: 610 32nd Avenue Sw, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Phone: (319) 362-2500

Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Rapids
Medicare Approved
Location: 3720 Queen Court Sw, Suite 9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Phone: (319) 390-4161

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Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.