Unitypoint Hospice
Urbandale, Iowa — Polk County
Unitypoint Hospice is an established non-profit hospice provider that scores well above average overall, ranking in the 86th percentile in Iowa. They perform particularly well in end-of-life presence, clinical care practices, 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
Better than 86% of hospices in Iowa
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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
86%
Percentile
in Iowa
#11
State Rank
in Iowa
State avg: 9.6
State avg: 95.2
About this provider
Unitypoint 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
- 0.2
- Gaps in nursing visits
- 19.5
- Nurse care minutes per day
- 21.9
- Visits near death
- 98.3
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9609
Process Quality Measures (HIS)
- Composite score
- 99.7
- Treatment preferences
- 100
- Beliefs & values
- 100
- Pain screening
- 100
- Pain assessment
- 100
- Dyspnea screening
- 100
- Dyspnea treatment
- 99.6
- Opioid bowel care
- 100
Utilization & Operations
- Visits in last days of life
- 87.6%
- Nurse care minutes / day
- 21.9
- Per-beneficiary spending
- $9609
- Avg daily census
- 114 patients
Patient Mix
- Cancer
- 34%
- Dementia
- 5%
- Heart disease
- 17%
- Respiratory
- 7%
- Stroke
- 3%
Data Sources
- CCN
- 161554
- CMS Region
- 7
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