UnityPoint Hospice

Want an easy way to make a big impact in someone's life?

Could youserve as an appreciative audience to someone who would appreciate company just as much? Can you be a "new ear for old stories"?

Join our team of upbeat, big-hearted people who help to bring peace to those with terminal illnesses.

Two common misconceptions about hospice: That it is a type of health care facility and that it is only for those very close to the end of life.

In fact, hospice care is most often provided in the comfort of the home. Hospice is suitable for patients whoelect to move from curative treatment to symptom treatment of their life-limiting illness, or those whose illness, if it runs its normal course, has six months' prognosis.At UnityPoint Hospice, we make it our mission to give the health care we'd like our loved ones to receive.

Hospice offers holistic care by addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of each patient. Medical care focuses on controlling symptoms and managing pain to provide comfort and dignity. We partner with patients and families throughout their journey, honoring individual choices.

Volunteers are essential to the compassionate and personalized care provided by UnityPoint Hospice. Volunteers many services include providing companionship, socialization, and two- or three-hour respite services.

Hospice is not a place, but a philosophy of care. UnityPoint Hospice in Cedar Rapids was founded on the premise the patient and family should choose the care options that bring dignity, hope, and comfort to the remainder of the patient's life.

Every day, we strive to create a comforting and caring atmosphere supportive to living life to the fullest for as long as life lasts. We believe everyone deserves quality end-of-life care surrounded by their loved ones. This individualized patient- and family-centered care is provided to eastern Iowans within a 50-mile radius of Cedar Rapids.

UnityPoint Hospice charges Medicare and private insurance, and provides free hospice care to patients when services are not covered. We believe in treating the whole personnot just the illness. Patients receive ongoing assessment, support, and coordination to help them pursue the goal of quality living. We also provide families support and resources they need to work through their challenges and grief.