Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House is a six-suite, one-story house that provides peaceful shelter for patients and loved ones to spend their final time together. It is a place where comfort, care, and compassion make it a home.
At the end of life, most people want to be in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. But staying at home is not always possible. Patients who have complex symptoms or require intense pain management or those who don’t have a 24-hour caregiver may choose the homelike environment of our hospice house.
To be eligible, one must:
Have six months or less to live as determined by a physician
Be a Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice patient. Patients in other hospice programs may transfer their care to our Hospice.
And need one of these types of care:
Acute – Intense monitoring and treatment of pain and other symptoms. Before our Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House existed, these services were provided in a hospital.
Respite – A short stay (up to five days) that gives at-home caregivers time to rest
Residential – Patients choose to live at the hospice house when staying at home is not an option
Beautifully landscaped gardens and a serene lakeside setting help patients, families, and visitors feel comfortable. Inside, open spaces with a cascading waterfall, natural woodwork, skylights, mission-style furnishings, and specially chosen artwork create a soothing atmosphere.
Each patient and family suite has many comforts of home, including a fireplace, television, DVD player, family room with a sleeper sofa, private bathroom, and private patio. Most rooms have a lake view.
Patients choose food from an extensive menu and determine when meals will be served. Staff members wash patients’ laundry.
For comfort and convenience, the hospice house has:
A large great room with a fireplace, television, and children’s play area
A fully equipped kitchen in which cookies are baked daily
A non-denominational chapel called the Serenity Room
A game room
A family bathroom and laundry room
An outdoor patio and grill
Wireless internet access
For more information about Southeast Iowa Regional Home Health & Hospice, please call 319-768-3350 or toll-free 877-404-4766.