About us
About LaBase Living — care that supports dignity, independence, and everyday life
LaBase Living (LaBase LLC) is a Cedar Rapids, Iowa disability services agency certified by the Iowa Medicaid Quality Improvement Organization to provide Supported Community Living under the HCBS Intellectual Disability Waiver and Habilitation program. Our December 2025 certification review earned a Three-Year Certification — effective through November 30, 2028. We operate staffed group homes and contracted host homes across the Cedar Rapids corridor.
Who we are
A small Cedar Rapids agency, built around the people we support
We are locally owned and operated, and we stay deliberately small: staffed homes and host homes most agencies in the corridor do not offer, supported by direct support professionals who know each person by name.
Our approach
What makes LaBase Living different?
Three commitments shape every home, every shift, and every support plan we write.
- Person-centered care
- Services are shaped around each individual, not the other way around. Every person has an Individual Support Plan built from their own goals, routines, and strengths — and our staff are trained on that plan before their first shift with that person.
- Safe support
- All direct support professionals pass Iowa criminal history and abuse-registry checks and complete required training, as Iowa law requires.
- Community living
- The least-restrictive environment, aimed at maximum independence: our members shop, work, worship, and play in the same places their neighbors do.
Our journey
Where we came from, and where we are now
How we started
Built by people who did the work first
LaBase Living was started in Cedar Rapids by people who worked direct support before they ran an agency — and who wanted small homes where staff know each person by name.
December 2025
Three-Year Certification awarded
Our Iowa Medicaid QIO certification review earned a Three-Year Certification for the Intellectual Disability Waiver and Habilitation program, effective December 15, 2025.
Today
Staffed homes and host homes across Eastern Iowa
We operate staffed group homes and contracted host homes across the Eastern Iowa region and surrounding cities — Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Palo, North Liberty, Coralville, Iowa City, and nearby communities — certified through November 30, 2028.
Our mission
To improve quality of life through compassionate, personalized support — giving every person we serve guidance, meaningful opportunities, and a real place in their community. “Where care meets community” is not a tagline; it is the test we hold every service to.
Our vision
An Iowa where every adult with a disability and/or mental health diagnosis has a real home, a meaningful routine, and a valued place in community life — supported by people who know them by name, understand what matters to them, and build support around their goals, choices, and dreams.
What guides us
Our values
- Integrity
- We document what actually happened, and we tell families the truth even when it's inconvenient.
- Respect
- Every person sets the tone of their own home, routine, and day — we support, we don't override.
- Compassion
- Hard days get patience instead of pressure, from staff who were trained for exactly those moments.
- Empowerment
- Right-sized supports — the least amount of help needed for the person to thrive, so they keep growing.
- Collaboration
- Families, guardians, case managers, and MCOs are part of the team — not an afterthought.
Dignity is not a program feature. It is the starting point for every plan we write.
Certification
Our certification, in plain language
Iowa certifies HCBS providers through the Iowa Medicaid QIO. Certification reviews examine an agency’s policies, organizational practices, and — weighted heaviest — the actual services people receive. LaBase Living holds a Three-Year Certification for the Intellectual Disability Waiver and Habilitation program (Supported Community Living), effective December 15, 2025 through November 30, 2028.
LaBase Living is an Iowa HHS HCBS provider.
Who we serve
Adults across the Cedar Rapids corridor
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the Cedar Rapids corridor. Referrals come from families, case managers, guardians, MCO care coordinators, and individuals themselves.
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4515 N River Blvd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411
Mon–Fri 8:00am – 5:00pm
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