Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls, Iowa — Black Hawk County
Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Falls is an established hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 20th percentile in Iowa. They perform particularly well in clinical care practices 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
In the bottom 80% 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
9
HCI Score
out of 10
20%
Percentile
in Iowa
#56
State Rank
in Iowa
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 95.2
About this provider
Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Falls performs strongly in Comfort & Pain Management, 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
- 9 / 10
- Continuous care / inpatient days
- 0.3
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 43.9
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 13.2
- Visits near death
- 97.4
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15390
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 96.6
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 99.8
- Pain screening
- 97.7
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 96.1
- Opioid bowel care
- 99.2
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 70.2%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 13.2
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $15390
- Avg daily census
- 129 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 19%
- Dementia
- 25%
- Heart disease
- 33%
- Respiratory
- 7%
- Stroke
- 5%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 161593
- CMS Region
- 7
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