Lowest-rated nursing homes in Iowa

387 nursing homes in Iowa with a CMS rating, ordered from the lowest. Each row shows what is behind the stars: inspection points, citations, fines and any federal flags.

Average overall rating, Iowa

3.14

≈ About the state average. State 3.10 · National 3.00

This home State average National average

Homes CMS rates
387
1-star homes
73 (19%)
Abuse-citation flags
19
Special Focus program
2
Fines
224 ($7,277,157)
Nursing homes ranked from lowest CMS overall rating
# Nursing home Overall rating Inspection points Latest citations Fines CMS flags
326 Wapello Specialty Care Wapello, IA · Care Initiatives 5 of 5 · Much above average 12.0 1 None —
327 United Presbyterian Home Washington, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 12.0 3 None —
328 Meth-Wick Health Center Cedar Rapids, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 12.0 4 None —
329 Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 12.0 1 None —
330 Strawberry Point Lutheran Home Strawberry Point, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 11.0 3 None —
331 Chautauqua Guest Home #3 Charles City, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 11.0 2 None —
332 Mechanicsville Specialty Care Mechanicsville, IA · Care Initiatives 5 of 5 · Much above average 11.0 2 None —
333 Simpson Memorial Home West Liberty, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 11.0 2 None —
334 Marian Home Fort Dodge, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 11.0 2 None —
335 Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 11.0 1 None —
336 St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center Cedar Rapids, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 10.0 2 None —
337 Accura Healthcare of Bancroft Bancroft, IA · Accura Healthcare 5 of 5 · Much above average 10.0 0 None —
338 Franklin General Hospital Hampton, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 10.0 2 None —
339 Story Medical Senior Care Nevada, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 10.0 2 None —
340 Sunrise Hill Care Center Traer, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 9.0 1 None —
341 Stonehill Care Center Dubuque, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 9.0 2 None —
342 Sunrise Retirement Community Sioux City, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 9.0 2 None —
343 Algona Manor Care Center Algona, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 9.0 1 None —
344 Green Hills Health Care Center Ames, IA · Life Care Services 5 of 5 · Much above average 9.0 0 None —
345 Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Carroll Carroll, IA · Campbell Street Services 5 of 5 · Much above average 8.0 0 None —
346 Mayflower Home Grinnell, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 8.0 2 None —
347 Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center Riceville, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 8.0 2 None —
348 Denver Sunset Home Denver, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 8.0 2 None —
349 Osceola Senior Living Sibley, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 8.0 1 None —
350 Briarwood Healthcare Center Iowa City, IA 5 of 5 · Much above average 7.0 1 None —

Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information [1] . Open a home for its full inspection history, staffing and quality measures.

By city in Iowa

Cities with at least two rated homes, lowest average rating first.

Sources

  1. [1] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Provider Information. Star ratings, staffing, turnover, inspection scores, fines, chain and flag data.
  2. [9] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home State & National Averages. State and national averages used for comparison.
  3. [11] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide. How the star ratings, scope and severity points, and abuse and Special Focus flags are defined.
  4. [12] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Care Compare. CMS's own consumer site, with the latest figures.

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