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Heartland Hospice (West Des Moines)

Medicare-certified hospice in Ames, IA

Medicare-certified

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Public-record details

Address
2521 University Blvd Suite 124, Ames, IA 50010
Phone
(515) 346-3321
Listed under
Offers higher levels of care, Serves assisted living residents
Medicare CCN
161616
Medicare-certified since
Aug 15, 2022
Hospice Care Index
8 of 10
Average patients per day
9
Levels of care
Routine home care and at least one higher level (continuous home care, inpatient or respite)
County
Story

CMS certification number 161616. Source: CMS Hospice General Information, Provider Data and CAHPS Hospice Survey (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

What families said

CMS has not published family survey scores for this hospice — usually because it is new or served too few patients for the survey to be reported. That is not a mark against it; ask the hospice how families rate its care.

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)91.18%
Patients visited by a registered nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days of life70.2%
Medicare spending per patient$12,946

From Medicare claims and assessment data CMS collects under the Hospice Quality Reporting Program; Hospice Care Index Jan 2023–Dec 2024; assessment measures Oct 2024–Sep 2025.

Who this hospice serves

Where care was provided (share of care days)

Private homes75%
Assisted living25%
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.

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