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Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Rapids

Hospice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa · CCN 161597

Contact and basics

  • Address3720 Queen Court Sw, Suite 9 -
    Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
  • Phone(319) 390-4161
  • CMS certification number161597
  • Ownership typeNon-Profit
  • Medicare-certified since09/20/2009
  • CountyLinn

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Hospice Care Index

10 out of 10

CMS builds this single score out of ten separate indicators drawn from claims. A provider earns a point for each indicator where it is not an outlier against national thresholds. This one scores at or near the top of the scale.

IndicatorThis providerRead as
Visits near death94.8%higher is better
Gaps in nursing visits38.7%lower is better
Early live discharges4.6%lower is better
Late live discharges40.0%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 13.1%lower is better
Burdensome transitions, Type 20.0%lower is better
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends10.1%higher is better
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days15.30 minhigher is better
CHC/GIP provided0.2%higher is better
Per-beneficiary spending$10,874context, not a quality score

Why live discharges matter. Hospice is for people expected to die within six months. A patient leaving hospice alive is sometimes the right outcome — they got better, or chose to resume curative treatment. But an unusually high rate can also indicate patients were enrolled who did not qualify, or were discharged when their care became expensive. CMS publishes early and late live-discharge rates for exactly this reason. Treat a high number as a question to ask, not a verdict.

What families said

Survey questionFamilies answering "always" / top box
Rated this hospice 9 or 10 out of 1081.0%
Would definitely recommend81.0%
Family member treated with respect92.0%
Got the emotional and spiritual support they wanted93.0%

CAHPS Hospice Survey, completed by caregivers after the patient's death. Providers with too few responses are not scored.

Care practices at admission

PracticePatients receiving it
Composite process measure (all seven care practices)96.7%
Pain screening99.3%
Pain assessment100.0%
Shortness-of-breath screening99.3%
Shortness-of-breath treatment96.9%
Bowel regimen for patients on opioids100.0%
Treatment preferences documented100.0%
Beliefs and values addressed98.7%

Share of patients for whom the provider documented each practice. These are process measures — they record whether something was done, not how well.

Who this hospice serves

Average daily census: 24 patients.

Where care was delivered

  • Patient's home16.0%
  • Assisted living facility7.0%
  • Nursing facility76.0%
  • Skilled nursing facility0.0%
  • Inpatient hospice facility0.0%
  • Inpatient hospital0.0%

Primary diagnosis mix

  • Dementia29.0%
  • Cancer21.0%
  • Circulatory / heart disease16.0%
  • Respiratory disease9.0%
  • Other conditions20.0%

Filed ownership and management roles

Each row is a filed role, not a separate shareholding. The same person or organization may appear more than once. Do not add percentages across direct ownership, indirect ownership, officer and management roles. Management roles alone do not establish equity ownership.

COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NA — all 2 hospices →

CMS flags at least one owner here as: investment firm. These are CMS's own classification checkboxes, reproduced as filed.

OwnerRoleShareAssociated sinceCMS type flags
COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NA5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST16.19%2/1/2025investment firm
CAMI BLACKCORPORATE OFFICER0%11/2/2024—
DAVID DIXONCORPORATE OFFICER—6/1/2016—
DENISE STURMCORPORATE DIRECTOR—1/1/2021—
ELIZABETH RUSTCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%12/1/2022—
EMILY DRAKECORPORATE OFFICER0%1/4/2023—
JAMIE KNAVELW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%6/13/2025—
JEANNETTE FORRESTCORPORATE OFFICER0%12/5/2024—
JERAMY KUHNCORPORATE OFFICER—6/25/2008—
JOHANNA VOLMCORPORATE OFFICER0%6/1/2020—
KEITH KREINCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%6/29/2022—
KEVIN CHILDSCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%12/1/2023—
LANE BOWENCORPORATE DIRECTOR—1/1/2021—
LINDA UPMEYERCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%6/29/2022—
LISA CLELANDW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%5/11/2022—
MARY JANE CAROTHERSCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%12/1/2023—
MICHAEL BEALCORPORATE OFFICER—6/1/2020—
MICHAEL BEALCORPORATE DIRECTOR—6/1/2020—
PETER CORLESSCORPORATE DIRECTOR0%1/1/2025—
RICHARD POPECONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE—1/1/2026—
SHANNON MORGANW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%6/13/2025—
STACEY WERNERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE0%12/30/2025—
SUSAN RAFFERTYCORPORATE OFFICER0%10/13/2025—
TANYA GILYARDCORPORATE OFFICER0%5/23/2025—

Source: CMS Hospice All Owners file, linked to this provider through its Medicare enrollment record. Medicare's Care Compare does not present ownership in this form.

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Where these records come from

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How to cite this page: CareRecords, "Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Rapids — hospice records, Cedar Rapids, IA." Compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (downloaded CMS snapshots (measure periods vary) release), CCN 161597. https://carerecords.org/hospice/iowa/care-initiatives-hospice-cedar-rapids-cedar-rapids/