388 Medicare and Medicaid certified facilities in Iowa, with inspection ratings, nurse staffing hours and enforcement history from CMS.
Ranked by CMS overall rating, then by registered nurse hours per resident per day.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing | RN hrs | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childserve Habilitation Center | Johnston | 5 | 5 | 4.17 | 74 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center SNF | Sioux City | 5 | 4 | 3.32 | 20 |
| Heartland Care Center | Marcus | 5 | 5 | 1.93 | 38 |
| Deerfield Health Care Center | Urbandale | 5 | 5 | 1.59 | 30 |
| Park Place | Mount Pleasant | 5 | 5 | 1.58 | 49 |
| Newton Village Health Care Center | Newton | 5 | 5 | 1.53 | 24 |
| Terrace Glen Village | Marion | 5 | 5 | 1.49 | 40 |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence | 5 | 5 | 1.22 | 39 |
| Good Samaritan - George | George | 5 | 5 | 1.20 | 36 |
| MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care | Dyersville | 5 | 5 | 1.18 | 40 |
| Mayflower Home | Grinnell | 5 | 5 | 1.18 | 40 |
| Mount Carmel Bluffs | Dubuque | 5 | 5 | 1.18 | 60 |
| St Francis Manor | Grinnell | 5 | 5 | 1.17 | 78 |
| Green Hills Health Care Center | Ames | 5 | 5 | 1.16 | 56 |
| Woodland Terrace | Waverly | 5 | 5 | 1.15 | 100 |
CMS flags these 12 facilities in Iowa for an abuse citation on a recent inspection. Listed as a matter of public record.
| Facility | City | Overall | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden View Care Center | Shenandoah | - | $168,858 |
| Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation | Des Moines | 1 | $166,443 |
| Ridgecrest Village | Davenport | 1 | $118,886 |
| Harmony Waterloo | Waterloo | 1 | $95,440 |
| Parkview Manor | Wellman | 1 | $93,473 |
| Colonial Manor of Elma | Elma | 2 | $44,768 |
| Hillcrest Health Care Center | Hawarden | 1 | $25,450 |
| St Anthony Senior Services | Carroll | 1 | $12,038 |
| Accura Healthcare of Marshalltown | Marshalltown | 1 | $9,350 |
| Perry Lutheran Homes Eden Acres Campus | Perry | 2 | $9,110 |
| Embassy Rehab and Care Center | Sergeant Bluff | 1 | $0 |
| Accura Healthcare of Cascade LLC | Cascade | 2 | $0 |
| Ownership | Facilities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non profit - Corporation | 135 | 35% |
| For profit - Corporation | 106 | 27% |
| For profit - Limited Liability company | 95 | 24% |
| Non profit - Other | 18 | 5% |
| Non profit - Church related | 14 | 4% |
| For profit - Individual | 6 | 2% |
| Government - County | 6 | 2% |
| For profit - Partnership | 3 | 1% |
| Government - City/county | 3 | 1% |
| Government - City | 1 | 0% |
| Government - State | 1 | 0% |
| County | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Polk | 30 |
| Linn | 18 |
| Black Hawk | 12 |
| Dubuque | 12 |
| Scott | 11 |
| Woodbury | 9 |
| Dallas | 8 |
| Johnson | 7 |
| Pottawattamie | 7 |
| Story | 7 |
| Henry | 6 |
| Lee | 6 |
| Warren | 6 |
| Cerro Gordo | 5 |
| Clayton | 5 |
| Sioux | 5 |
| Mitchell | 5 |
| Plymouth | 5 |
| Marshall | 5 |
| Butler | 5 |
| Cherokee | 5 |
| Palo Alto | 5 |
| Jasper | 5 |
| Boone | 4 |
| Webster | 4 |
Source: CMS Provider Information (Care Compare), retrieved 3 August 2026.