Care Initiatives

CCN

161593The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Other

Control type

Non-Profit - Other

Participating since

Nov 17, 2009

Last certification

Sep 14, 2020

Address

6915 Chancellor Drive Suite a
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
(319) 232-6148

• Care Initiatives

  dba Care Initiatives Hospice - Waterloo

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Cedar Falls, IA
  • NPI 1528224003
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 84
  • State average 86
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 81
  • State average 83
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 84
  • State average 80
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 94
  • State average 93
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 95
  • State average 93
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 76
  • State average 77
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 89
  • State average 88
  • National average 85
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Jodi Bangasser, ARNP

  • Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Charles City, IA
  • NPI 1023465267
• Lucas Brinkman, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Fredericksburg, IA
  • NPI 1811003031
• Laura J Brunsen, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Iowa Falls, IA
  • NPI 1790794337
• Scot R Christiansen, M.D.

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Manchester, IA
  • NPI 1417955089
• Michelle Sarah Craig, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Waterloo, IA
  • NPI 1568698389
• Clinton Thomas Cummings, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Manchester, IA
  • NPI 1083908263
• Darron Paul Cutler, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Waterloo, IA
  • NPI 1396853750
• Colin Wilfred Deford, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Waterloo, IA
  • NPI 1780971655
• Blanka Divisova, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Manchester, IA
  • NPI 1023085644
• Montica Maxine Foxen, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Parkersburg, IA
  • NPI 1962887836
• Timothy P Gerst, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Manchester, IA
  • NPI 1861480139
• Craig Gibson, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Iowa Falls, IA
  • NPI 1205283041
• Sommer J Grant, ARNP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Waterloo, IA
  • NPI 1235116153
• Keith L Hansen, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hampton, IA
  • NPI 1447350939
• Kathleen E Haverkamp, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Iowa Falls, IA
  • NPI 1437168069
• Melody K Kern, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Cedar Falls, IA
  • NPI 1154800332
• Amber R Kramer, ARNP

  • Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
  • Shell Rock, IA
  • NPI 1699327668
• Toni L Lauffer, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hampton, IA
  • NPI 1497766786
• Mordechai D Lederman, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Postville, IA
  • NPI 1396741385
• Nikolas S May, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Manchester, IA
  • NPI 1508156159
• Lonny D Miller, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Sumner, IA
  • NPI 1255568119
• Gregory L Ogaard, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Iowa Falls, IA
  • NPI 1740293588
• Amanda Sue Olberding, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Manchester, IA
  • NPI 1164835138
• Molly Olson, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Manchester, IA
  • NPI 1124552591
• Suraj George Pazhoor, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Mason City, IA
  • NPI 1689805517

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 99.78
  • State average 99.45
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 5.3
  • State average 4.6
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 3.1
  • State average 1.3
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 0.3
  • State average 0.7
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 3.1
  • State average 7.7
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 43.9
  • State average 33.1
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 95.59
  • State average 97.19
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 100
  • State average 99.85
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 96.88
  • State average 98.75
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 98.75
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 96.7
  • State average 99.36
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.78
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 9
  • State average 9.5
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 70.2
  • State average 73.1
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 61.1
  • State average 35.5
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 13.2
  • State average 19.6
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.29
  • State average 99.28
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 15,390
  • State average 11,540.94 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 4.4
  • State average 8.9
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 97.4
  • State average 96.2
  • National average 89.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024

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• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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