Hospice of Mercy
Medicare-certified hospice in Hiawatha, IA
Medicare-certified4★ family survey88% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, IA 52233
- Phone
- (319) 398-6496
- Listed under
- 4–5 star family rating, Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents, Serves assisted living residents, Inpatient hospice unit care, Nonprofit
- Medicare CCN
- 161512
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare-certified since
- Oct 3, 1989
- Family survey star rating
- 4 of 5
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 88%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 83%
- Hospice Care Index
- 9 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 88
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- Linn
What families said
From the CAHPS Hospice Survey, sent by CMS-approved vendors to family caregivers after a patient's death (Oct 2023–Sep 2025). Share of families answering the most positive way:
| Communicated well with the family | 79% |
| Provided timely help | 79% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 92% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 93% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 71% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 88% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 83% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 9 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 99.03% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 82.9% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $8,898 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 44% |
| Assisted living | 21% |
| Nursing facilities | 28% |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 2% |
| Inpatient hospice units | 5% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 28% |
| Dementia | 15% |
| Heart and circulatory disease | 13% |
| Respiratory disease | 14% |
| Stroke | 4% |
| Other conditions | 27% |
Family survey scores cover families of patients who died under this hospice's care, collected by CMS-approved survey vendors. A missing score usually means the hospice is new or small, not that it is poor. You can switch hospices once per benefit period — see Medicare.gov.