Senior Care in Northwood, IA

The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is located in Mason City, Iowa, in North Central Iowa. We are approximately two hours south of Minneapolis/St. Paul and two hours north of Des Moines, the Iowa state capitol. Mason City's population is about 29,000. Cerro Gordo County's population is about 46,400. The majority of our coverage area is considered rural. You can find our office at 22 N. Georgia Avenue in Mason City. We are located on the third floor of Mohawk Square, a large brick building that once served as the Mason City High School. Mohawk Square is located across the street from the Mason City Police Department in downtown Mason City.Our trained Home Care Aides Home Care Aides are available to assist you with a variety of needs. They offer personal care services such as bathing, skin & hair care and foot care. Our Public Health Nurses provide skilled home care for people who have an illness or have been in the hospital. Public health nurses keep your physician updated on your recovery. Public health nurses perform skilled tasks such as drawing blood for lab tests, giving medicine by injection, caring for a wound, or teaching you and your family about your medications & treatments.

The mission of Iowa Hospice is to bring love, joy and peace into the homes of those suffering from a life-limiting or terminal illness. Our hospice services help patients and their families cherish the goodness of each and every day and also appreciate the memories of the past. Through our quality care and compassion, the hospice team_s "Love in Action" approach will help alleviate the pain and suffering of those in the midst of loss and vulnerability. Iowa Hospice is dedicated to providing hospice services to all those in need. We do not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the grounds of religion, race, color, or national origin. We also do not discriminate on the basis of disability or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of our programs and activities. Our organization provides each individual the opportunity to live the remainder of their time in a community of respect, kindness and understanding. Hospice services are available for those who have decided, with the consent of their family physician, to receive comfort care rather than seek a cure for their illness. Palliative care, in addition to homecare, is available from the very onset of an illness or when treatments for a condition are no longer viewed as successful. Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and individuals provide the funding for hospice services. No one will be turned away from our hospice services because of an inability to pay.