Sanford Home Health and Hospice Sheldon
Medicare-certified hospice in Sheldon, IA
Medicare-certified85% would definitely recommend
Public-record details
- Address
- 118 North Seventh Street, Po Box 250, Sheldon, IA 51201
- Phone
- (712) 324-6420
- Listed under
- Offers higher levels of care, Serves nursing home residents, Nonprofit
- Medicare CCN
- 161525
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare-certified since
- Aug 19, 1992
- Families who would definitely recommend
- 85%
- Families rating the hospice 9 or 10
- 82%
- Hospice Care Index
- 8 of 10
- Average patients per day
- 6
- Levels of care
- Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
- County
- O'Brien
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 | 78% |
| Provided timely help | 77% |
| Treated the patient with respect | 86% |
| Gave the right emotional and spiritual support | 93% |
| Helped with pain and symptoms | 72% |
| Would definitely recommend (family) | 85% |
| Rated the hospice 9 or 10 out of 10 | 82% |
Quality measures
| Hospice Care Index (0–10, higher is better) | 8 of 10 |
| Patients who got all 7 recommended care processes at admission (comprehensive assessment) | 97.37% |
| Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life | 44.3% |
| Medicare spending per patient | $8,346 |
Who this hospice serves
Where care was provided (share of care days)
| Private homes | 15% |
| Assisted living | 4% |
| Nursing facilities | 56% |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 23% |
| Hospitals | 1% |
Patients' main diagnoses
| Cancer | 33% |
| Dementia | 28% |
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.