About Us

Iowa Care Community was formed in 2021 as an affiliated organization that brings together shared resources to support a seamless continuum of at‑home health care—from birth through end of life.

As the foundational support organization for nonprofit home health care providers, Iowa Care Community delivers essential administrative services, including human resources, billing, purchasing, fundraising, and more. By managing these functions behind the scenes, Iowa Care Community enables the clinical teams to focus fully on what matters most: providing exceptional, compassionate care to patients and their caregivers in the communities we serve.

Iowa Care Community, located at 1522 Sycamore Street, shares offices with Iowa City Hospice and VNA.

Mission:

Our mission is to enable all community members to access quality home-based healthcare from birth to end of life.

Vision:

We are working towards being the foundation of the community’s continuum of home-based healthcare, from birth to end of life.

Values:

Respect- We honor the lives, traditions, wishes, and goals of our clients.

Community- We serve those with whom we live and work.

Quality- We deliver care with excellence.

Accessibility- We reduce barriers to needed care.

Stability- We are committed to building a sustainable future.

Iowa City Hospice is a nonprofit hospice provider offering compassionate end‑of‑life care to patients wherever they call home. Founded by community volunteers in 1979 and serving patients since 1983, Iowa City Hospice provides care for anyone with terminal illness throughout Johnson County and the surrounding counties of Linn, Cedar, Muscatine, Louisa, Washington, and Iowa.

Anyone may refer a patient for hospice services. The Iowa City Hospice team works alongside patients and caregivers to assess needs, clarify goals of care, and support informed decision‑making, providing education and training to patients, caregivers, and loved ones every step of the way.

As a community-based 501(c)(3) charity organization, Iowa City Hospice turns no one away from hospice services due to inability to pay. At a time when more than 80% of hospice care in the United States is provided by for‑profit companies, Iowa City Hospice remains a rare, locally governed nonprofit with volunteer board members and headquarters located in the heart of the community it serves. All earned and donated revenue is reinvested locally to support patient care, staff, and expanded services and programs.

Learn more at iowacityhospice.org

Visiting Nurse Association of Johnson County (VNA) brings skilled care to homebound patients, supporting them in living the best life possible at home. The Visiting Nurse Association has a long and storied history in the United States, beginning on the East Coast in the 1880s. In Johnson County, VNA has provided continuous care since 1949, serving the community for more than 70 years.

To qualify for VNA services, patients must be referred by a physician and require skilled nursing care or physical, occupational, or speech therapy.

VNA of Johnson County differs from companion or nonmedical home care services in its ability to provide skilled clinical care. VNA nurses, therapists, aides, and homemakers work closely with physicians and one another to establish patient‑centered goals and support healing, improved mobility, independent living skills, and overall quality of life.

Learn more at vnaic.org