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Iowa nursing homes: 390 Medicare-certified facilities, source-cited quality data.

CMS overall star rating, staffing rating, health inspection rating, ownership type, and Special Focus Facility / candidate status for every Medicare-certified nursing home in Iowa — every column traced to the CMS Care Compare NH Provider Information dataset.

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Snapshot May 7, 2026·390 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Iowa · 2 SFF + 10 candidates·CMS Care Compare — NH Provider Info (4pq5-n9py)·Module overview →·Methodology →·Audit Pack →
Source-published 2026-04-29 · State-scoped subset of CMS national snapshot · Star ratings refresh quarterly
Special Focus Facility transparency

2 active Special Focus Facility designations and 10 candidates in Iowa — facilities CMS has flagged for repeat health-inspection deficiencies.

  • Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation (Des Moines) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
  • Azria Health Park Place (Des Moines) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
  • Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center (Anita) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
  • Aspire of Perry (Perry) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate
  • Ivy at Davenport (Davenport) — 1★ overall, SFF Candidate

Ownership breakdown — Iowa

Non profit - Corporation
130
For profit - Corporation
109
For profit - Limited Liability company
94
Non profit - Other
20

Highest-rated facilities — Iowa

Top 25 by CMS Overall ★. Per-facility pages ship in follow-on state-pages waves.

ProviderCityOverall ★Staffing ★Beds
Chautauqua Guest Home #2Charles City5553
Oaknoll Retirement ResidenceIowa City5570
Friendship Village RetirementWaterloo5572
Strawberry Point Lutheran HomeStrawberry Point5416
Park PlaceMount Pleasant5549
On With LifeAnkeny5—28
Briarwood Healthcare CenterIowa City5462
Good Samaritan - Saint AnsgarSaint Ansgar5442
Mount Ayr Health Care CenterMount Ayr5546
Centerville Specialty CareCenterville5346
Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of CarrollCarroll5346
Friendship Home AssociationAudubon5546
Chautauqua Guest Home #3Charles City5557
Mill-PondAnkeny5560
Mechanicsville Specialty CareMechanicsville5439
On With Life Long Term CarePolk City5440
Fellowship VillageInwood5540
Sunrise Hill Care CenterTraer5476
Laporte City Specialty CareLa Porte City5446
Accura Healthcare of Le MarsLe Mars5546
Fonda Specialty CareFonda5446
Eldora Specialty CareEldora5546
Colonial Manor of AmanaAmana5450
Sunrise Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterWinfield5546
Guttenberg Care CenterGuttenberg5346

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