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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.

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 of 5 stars overall, SFF Candidate
  • Azria Health Park Place (Des Moines) — 1 of 5 stars overall, SFF Candidate
  • Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center (Anita) — 1 of 5 stars overall, SFF Candidate
  • Aspire of Perry (Perry) — 1 of 5 stars overall, SFF Candidate
  • Ivy at Davenport (Davenport) — 1 of 5 stars 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 star rating. The table is an unlinked state inventory.

ProviderCityOverall (of 5)Staffing (of 5)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

Nursing homes by city — Iowa

248 cities with Medicare-certified nursing homes in Iowa.

Des Moines12
Cedar Rapids10
Dubuque8
Davenport7
Sioux City6
Waterloo6
Cedar Falls5
Council Bluffs5
Marion5
Newton5
West Des Moines5
Ankeny4
Marshalltown4
Ames3
Bettendorf3
Carroll3
Centerville3
Cherokee3
Emmetsburg3
Fort Dodge3
Indianola3
Iowa City3
Johnston3
Keokuk3
Mason City3
Mount Pleasant3
Muscatine3
Oskaloosa3
Ottumwa3
Perry3
Urbandale3
Algona2
Altoona2
Asbury2
Atlantic2
Boone2
Charles City2
Clinton2
Coralville2
Cresco2
Creston2
Decorah2
Denison2
Estherville2
Fairfield2
Grinnell2
Grundy Center2
Hampton2
Independence2
Knoxville2
Le Mars2
Maquoketa2
Mount Ayr2
Nevada2
New Hampton2
Norwalk2
Oelwein2
Osage2
Red Oak2
Sergeant Bluff2
Shenandoah2
Sibley2
Sigourney2
Spencer2
Vinton2
Washington2
Waukon2
Webster City2
Ackley1
Adel1
Akron1
Albia1
Allison1
Amana1
Anamosa1
Anita1
Aplington1
Armstrong1
Audubon1
Aurelia1
Avoca1
Bancroft1
Battle Creek1
Bedford1
Belle Plaine1
Bellevue1
Belmond1
Bloomfield1
Britt1
Brooklyn1
Buffalo Center1
Burlington1
Carlisle1
Cascade1
Chariton1
Clarence1
Clarinda1
Clarion1
Clarksville1
Clear Lake1
Clive1
Columbus Junction1
Conrad1
Coon Rapids1
Corning1
Correctionville1
Corydon1
Dallas Center1
Dayton1
De Witt1
Denver1
Dunlap1
Dyersville1
Eagle Grove1
Edgewood1
Eldora1
Elk Horn1
Elkader1
Elma1
Exira1
Fayette1
Fonda1
Forest City1
Fort Madison1
Garner1
George1
Gladbrook1
Glenwood1
Granger1
Greene1
Greenfield1
Grimes1
Guthrie Center1
Guttenberg1
Harlan1
Hartley1
Hawarden1
Hiawatha1
Holstein1
Hubbard1
Hull1
Humboldt1
Inwood1
Iowa Falls1
Jefferson1
Kalona1
Kanawha1
Keosauqua1
Keota1
Keystone1
Kingsley1
La Porte City1
Lake City1
Lake Mills1
Lamoni1
Lansing1
Laurens1
Lenox1
Leon1
Lisbon1
Lone Tree1
Madrid1
Manchester1
Manly1
Manson1
Mapleton1
Marcus1
Marengo1
Mc Gregor1
Mechanicsville1
Mediapolis1
Milford1
Missouri Valley1
Montezuma1
Monticello1
Montrose1
Mount Vernon1
New London1
Nora Springs1
North English1
Northwood1
Oakland1
Odebolt1
Ogden1
Onawa1
Orange City1
Osceola1
Ossian1
Panora1
Pella1
Pleasant Hill1
Pleasant Valley1
Pleasantville1
Polk City1
Pomeroy1
Reinbeck1
Remsen1
Riceville1
Rock Rapids1
Rock Valley1
Rockwell1
Ruthven1
Sac City1
Saint Ansgar1
Sanborn1
Sheffield1
Sheldon1
Shell Rock1
Sidney1
Sioux Center1
Solon1
Spirit Lake1
Stacyville1
Stanton1
State Center1
Storm Lake1
Story City1
Stratford1
Strawberry Point1
Stuart1
Sumner1
Tabor1
Tama1
Tipton1
Titonka1
Toledo1
Traer1
Tripoli1
Villisca1
Wall Lake1
Wapello1
Waverly1
Wayland1
Wellman1
West Bend1
West Branch1
West Burlington1
West Liberty1
West Point1
West Union1
Wheatland1
Whiting1
Williamsburg1
Wilton1
Winfield1
Winterset1
Woodbine1
Zearing1

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Platform snapshot · 2026-09-27

13.4Mproviders & companiesProviders, organizations, owners, and facilities on file
26.2Msource-linked factsSource-linked field facts in the dated platform snapshot
90sources with dataDistinct snapshot source IDs with at least one positive record count
9fresh sourcesDistinct source IDs whose latest positive-data snapshot falls within the preceding 45 days
111sources integratedActive registry rows; integration does not establish a load
13state Medicaid jurisdictionsDistinct states represented in the state-exclusions serving table

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