Taylor House Hospice
Taylor House was built to provide care and comfort to terminally ill patients and their families. This beautiful, 12-bed facility is conveniently located at 3401 E. Douglas Avenue on the east-side of Des Moines. Taylor House offers patients and families a "home-like" setting where they can receive residential, inpatient or respite services. In addition to Taylor House, Iowa Health Hospice provides comfort care for patients and their families in their homes, in nursing care facilities, or retirement communities.
Types of care offered at Taylor House:
Residential
Taylor House can be considered a person’s place of residence, where he or she are provided hospice "home care" services. Residents are required to pay a daily residency fee, much like they would a nursing home.
Inpatient
Patients may come to Taylor House for pain and symptom control, which is more cost-effective and home-like than hospitalization.
Respite
Taylor House is also used to provide respite care for patients and their families. This means the patient may be admitted for up to five days to give the family a much-needed break from caregiving.
The cost of these services are covered by Medicare and Medicaid and may also be covered by private insurance, depending on the individual’s policy.
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Taylor House is staffed 24-hours a day, seven days a week, with at least one nurse on duty at all times. There are also certified nursing assistants and volunteers.
Physicians must certify any patient living at Taylor House as terminally ill. Patients with any terminal diagnosis will be admitted including patients with cancer, end-stage heart and lung disease or ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).
For more information regarding Taylor House, call 557-3111 or request information using our online form.
Taylor House
3401 E. Douglas Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50317
(515) 557-3111