Essence of Life Hospice
Amana, Iowa — Iowa County
Essence of Life Hospice is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 41st percentile in Iowa. They perform particularly well in overall care quality indicators and family communication, meeting or exceeding state benchmarks in these areas. When speaking with them, ask about their approach to after-hours care, how they communicate changes in a patient's condition, and what support they offer to caregivers.
Wayven Quality Score
Excellent
Above 41% of hospices in Iowa
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CompareQuality breakdown
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State avg: 73.6
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
Note: Family satisfaction scores are from the Iowa CAHPS Hospice Survey (state-level, not provider-specific). Providers in this state share these benchmarks.
State avg: 95.2
State avg: 95.2
10
HCI Score
out of 10
41%
Percentile
in Iowa
#42
State Rank
in Iowa
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 95.2
About this provider
Essence of Life Hospice performs strongly in Process Integrity, placing them among the better providers in Iowa.
Ask about their on-call availability and how they support families between scheduled visits.
Based on federal CMS quality data, updated February 2026.
Hospice Care Index Components
- Overall HCI score
- 10 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.1
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 20
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 11.1
- Visits near death
- 94.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $10210
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 86.8
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.2
- Pain screening
- 95.8
- Pain assessment
- 99.2
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 81
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 71.5%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 11.1
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $10210
- Avg daily census
- 61 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 19%
- Dementia
- 24%
- Heart disease
- 23%
- Respiratory
- 6%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 161580
- CMS Region
- 7
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