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Home health care in Waterloo, IA
Black Hawk County, Iowa

Home health care in Waterloo, IA

Home health care is skilled care at home ordered by a doctor: nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, often after a hospital stay.

28 agencies 3.6 of 5 average CMS rating 3 rated 4 stars or more

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Home health care near Waterloo, ranked by CMS rating

CMS rates Medicare-certified home health agencies on quality of patient care and on a patient survey, each from 1 to 5 stars.

1

Centerwell Home Health

Based in Hiawatha, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

5 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 44 years. Ownership: proprietary.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 3 of 5.

(319) 393-4742 Medicare Care Compare record →
2

Mercyone Des Moines Home Care

Based in Des Moines, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

4 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 42 years. Ownership: non-profit.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

(515) 643-8383 Medicare Care Compare record →
3

Unitypoint Hospice

Based in Urbandale, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

4 out of 5 stars, Patient survey, from CMS Patient survey

Medicare-certified hospice for 29 years. Ownership: non-profit.

(515) 557-3100 Medicare Care Compare record →
4

Mercyone Waterloo Home Health Care

Based in Waterloo, IA

3.5 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 39 years. Ownership: non-profit.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 5 of 5.

(319) 272-5050 Medicare Care Compare record →
5

Unity Point at Home

Based in Moline, IL. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

3.5 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 60 years. Ownership: non-profit.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

(309) 779-7600 Medicare Care Compare record →
6

Unitypoint at Home

Based in Cedar Rapids, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

3.5 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 60 years. Ownership: non-profit.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

Medicare Care Compare record →
7

Unitypoint at Home

Based in Waterloo, IA

3 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 42 years. Ownership: non-profit.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

(319) 235-3702 Medicare Care Compare record →
8

Comfort Health

Based in Rochester, MN. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

2 out of 5 stars, Quality of patient care, from CMS Quality of patient care

Medicare-certified home health agency for 42 years. Ownership: proprietary.

Other CMS ratings: Patient survey 4 of 5.

(507) 281-2332 Medicare Care Compare record →

Comfort Care Medicare INC

Based in Cedar Rapids, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

No CMS star rating

Medicare-certified home health agency for 29 years. Ownership: proprietary.

(319) 294-3527 Medicare Care Compare record →

Sanford Home Health and Hospice Sheldon

Based in Sheldon, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

No CMS star rating

Medicare-certified hospice for 34 years. Ownership: non-profit.

(712) 324-6420 Medicare Care Compare record →

St. Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home

Based in Carroll, IA. Tells Medicare it serves Waterloo

No CMS star rating

Medicare-certified hospice for 30 years. Ownership: non-profit.

(712) 794-5279 Medicare Care Compare record →

At Home With the Westernhome INC

Based in Cedar Falls, IA, about 7 miles away

No CMS star rating

Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2020.

(319) 277-7779 NPI Registry record →

Healthcare Resolutions

Based in Cedar Falls, IA, about 7 miles away

No CMS star rating

Registered with the federal NPI registry since 2024.

(319) 242-3703 NPI Registry record →

How these listings are sourced

  • Medicare data. Home health agencies, hospices and nursing homes come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (home health file of October 2026, nursing home file of September 2026). Star ratings are CMS ratings. Each card links to the provider's Care Compare record.
  • Ranking. Rated providers are listed first, highest CMS rating first. Providers CMS has not rated come after them, because no rating is unknown, not bad. Nobody can pay for a place on this list.
  • Other providers. Home care agencies, assisted living, adult day centers, disability and ABA providers come from the federal NPI registry, read October 2026. The care type is the one the provider chose when it registered. Nobody checks it, so ask what each provider actually does.
  • Location. "Based in" is the provider's own address. "Tells Medicare it serves" comes from the ZIP codes the agency reports to CMS. "Miles away" is the distance from the city center to the provider's ZIP code, so check that they cover your address.

How home health care is paid for

  • Medicare covers part-time or intermittent skilled home health care for people who are homebound, when a doctor orders it and a Medicare-certified home health agency provides it.
  • Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home, homemaker services unrelated to the care plan, or personal care when that is the only care someone needs.

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Waterloo at a glance

  • 67,477 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate)
  • 17 agencies with an address in Waterloo
  • 9 based elsewhere that tell Medicare they serve Waterloo
  • 12 Medicare-certified
  • 8 with a CMS star rating

Questions about home health care in Waterloo

How many home health care agencies serve Waterloo, IA?

Carevo lists 28 agencies for Waterloo: 17 based in the city, 9 that tell Medicare they serve ZIP codes here, and 2 based within 15 miles.

Which agencies near Waterloo have the highest CMS rating?

3 of the 8 rated agencies on this page have 4 stars or more from CMS in data published October 2026. Centerwell Home Health is listed first with 5 out of 5. Ratings change, so check the Care Compare record linked on each card.

How is home health care paid for?

Medicare covers part-time or intermittent skilled home health care for people who are homebound, when a doctor orders it and a Medicare-certified home health agency provides it. Medicare doesn't pay for 24-hour-a-day care at home, homemaker services unrelated to the care plan, or personal care when that is the only care someone needs.

Can providers pay to be listed higher on Carevo?

No. Carevo does not sell placement or ranking. Rated providers are ordered by their CMS rating, and the rest by where they are based.

Other care in Waterloo

Home care · Respite care · Private duty nursing · In-home physical therapy · Hospice care · Assisted living · Nursing homes · Adult day care · Intellectual and developmental disability services · ABA therapy

Home health care in nearby cities

Cedar Falls · Marshalltown · Cedar Rapids · Marion

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