Nursing Homes in Iowa

390 Medicare/Medicaid certified facilities · Sorted by star rating

3.08
Iowa Avg Rating
★★★☆☆
3.00
National Avg Rating
▲ Above national average

Rating Distribution

5★
87
4★
86
3★
66
2★
68
1★
80

Average Nursing Home Costs in Iowa

Private Room (daily)$295/day
Private Room (monthly)$8,965/mo
Semi-Private Room (daily)$269/day
Semi-Private Room (monthly)$8,177/mo
Medicaid Rate (approx.)$188/day

Source: CareScout/Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2025. Private-pay rates shown.

State Staffing Requirements

State Minimum (total nursing)3 hrs/resident/day
State Actual Average3.83 hrs/resident/day
Model: Hours per resident day

Minimum 3.0 HPRD care time requirement

Source: Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals

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Iowa Facility Map

390 facilities across Iowa

Inspection Insights

386
Total Inspections
8,184
Total Deficiencies
21.2
Avg Deficiencies / Facility
44.6%
With Infection Control Issues

Top Deficiency Categories

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies1945
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies1563
Resident Rights Deficiencies1184
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies677
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies453

Facilities with Most Issues

1
Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
West Des Moines
107
deficiencies
2
Westwood Specialty Care
Sioux City
100
deficiencies
3
Aspire of Perry
Perry
89
deficiencies

COVID-19 Impact on Nursing Homes

National context for Iowa nursing homes. Data covers approximately Approximately 15,000 nursing homes across all 50 states.

Mortality Rate Decline
86.5%
reduction from 113.4 per 1000 person-years to 15.3 per 1000 person-years (2020-2022)
Vaccination Tracking
Weekly updates
Vaccination significantly reduced severe outcomes and mortality
Expanded Surveillance
COVID + Flu + RSV
Starting January 1, 2025, NHSN expanded reporting to include influenza and RSV in addition to COVID-19

Key Drivers of Improvement

  • 1Vaccination campaigns
  • 2Improved infection prevention
  • 3Better clinical protocols

Live Data Sources

CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data↗CDC NHSN LTC Dashboard↗CDC Vaccination Dashboard↗

Source: CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data Portal, AARP Public Policy Institute

All Facilities

1

Accura Healthcare Of Cascade Llc

Cascade · 46 beds · Limited Liability company

Overall
5
2

Accura Healthcare Of Milford

Milford · 46 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
3

Anamosa Care Center

Anamosa · 64 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
4

Bethany Home

Dubuque · 66 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
5

Bloomfield Care Center

Bloomfield · 91 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
6

Briarwood Healthcare Center

Iowa City · 62 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
7

Brio Of Johnston, Llc

Johnston · 36 beds · Limited Liability company

Overall
5
8

Brooklyn Community Estates

Brooklyn · 50 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
9

Centerville Specialty Care

Centerville · 46 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
10

Chautauqua Guest Home #2

Charles City · 53 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
11

Chautauqua Guest Home #3

Charles City · 57 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
12

Childserve Habilitation Center

Johnston · 74 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
13

Clarence Nursing Home

Clarence · 46 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
14

Colonial Manor Of Amana

Amana · 50 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
15

Creekside

Grundy Center · 55 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
16

Deerfield Health Care Center

Urbandale · 30 beds · NP · Church related

Overall
5
17

Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community

West Des Moines · 40 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
18

Edgewood Convalescent Home

Edgewood · 56 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
19

Eldora Specialty Care

Eldora · 46 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
20

English Valley Nursing Care Center

North English · 44 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
21

Ennoble Nursing And Rehab

Dubuque · 85 beds · Limited Liability company

Overall
5
22

Evans Senior Living Community

Cresco · 43 beds · NP · Other

Overall
5
23

Faith Lutheran Home

Osage · 50 beds · NP · Church related

Overall
5
24

Fellowship Village

Inwood · 40 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
25

Fieldstone Of Dewitt

De Witt · 70 beds · NP · Other

Overall
5
26

Franklin General Hospital

Hampton · 52 beds · Government - County

Overall
5
27

Friendship Home Association

Audubon · 46 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
28

Friendship Village Retirement

Waterloo · 72 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
29

Good Samaritan Society - Saint Ansgar

Saint Ansgar · 42 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
30

Gracewell, An Eventide Community

Denison · 84 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
31

Green Hills Health Care Center

Ames · 56 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
32

Guttenberg Care Center

Guttenberg · 46 beds · Limited Liability company

Overall
5
33

Hegg Memorial Health Center

Rock Valley · 60 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
34

Humboldt County Memorial Hospital

Humboldt · 28 beds · Government - County

Overall
5
35

Iowa Veterans Home

Marshalltown · 702 beds · Government - State

Overall
5
36

Kanawha Community Home, Inc.

Kanawha · 26 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
37

Keystone Nursing Care Center Inc

Keystone · 55 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
38

Lyon Specialty Care

Rock Rapids · 45 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
39

Marian Home

Fort Dodge · 90 beds · NP · Church related

Overall
5
40

Mayflower Home

Grinnell · 40 beds · NP · Church related

Overall
5
41

Mechanicsville Specialty Care

Mechanicsville · 39 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
42

Mercyone Dyersville Senior Care

Dyersville · 40 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
43

Meth-wick Health Center

Cedar Rapids · 69 beds · NP · Other

Overall
5
44

Mill Valley Care Center

Bellevue · 46 beds · Corporation

Overall
5
45

Mill-pond

Ankeny · 60 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
46

Mississippi Valley

Keokuk · 83 beds · Limited Liability company

Overall
5
47

Mount Carmel Bluffs

Dubuque · 60 beds · Limited Liability company

Overall
5
48

New London Specialty Care

New London · 43 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
49

Newton Village Health Care Center

Newton · 24 beds · NP · Corporation

Overall
5
50

Northridge Village

Ames · 38 beds · Corporation

Overall
5