A hospice for kids: Grinnell family eyes Iowa City for state's first pediatric hospice

A hospice for kids: Grinnell family eyes Iowa City for state's first pediatric hospice 
Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA; by Richard Hakes; 3/6/25 
A Grinnell couple’s dream to help other families after they lost their young son to a rare disease took a big step forward in Iowa City just a few days ago. Shanna and Curtis Sieck’s non-profit called Mason’s Light House has signed a contract for land just west of the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm as the initial step toward building Iowa’s first pediatric hospice. Named in honor of their son, the facility is expected to be only the fourth in the United States. ... Mason’s Light House would accept up to seven children for both hospice and respite care, provide family suites and be fully staffed with a pediatric palliative care team of nurses, social workers, therapists and other specialists in the field. There would be no cost to patients and their families who use it.