NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bethany Home

A Medicare-certified nursing home in Dubuque, IA with 66 certified beds. Ownership: for profit, corporation. CMS rates it 5 of 5 overall (much above average).

CMS Care Compare nursing home file processed Jul 1, 2026 · CCN 165584 · method · See it on Medicare.gov →

CMS overall rating 5 of 5 Much above average
  • Health inspections5 of 5
  • Staffing5 of 5
  • Quality measures4 of 5
  • Long-stay quality4 of 5

This home against the U.S. average

MeasureThis homeU.S. average
Overall rating5 of 53 of 5
Health inspections5 of 52.8 of 5
Staffing5 of 52.9 of 5
Quality measures4 of 53.6 of 5
RN hours per resident per day0.880.685
Deficiencies, latest survey09.2

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, file processed Jul 1, 2026; U.S. averages across all 14,693 certified homes. The inspection rating compares homes within their state; staffing and quality use national thresholds.

Facility details

  • CMS Certification Number165584
  • Address1005 Lincoln Avenue, Dubuque, IA, 52001
  • CountyDubuque
  • OwnershipFor profit, corporation
  • Certified beds66
  • Residents per day, average63
  • Phone(563) 556-5233

Inspections, fines and penalties

  • Deficiencies, latest survey0 (U.S. average 9.2)
  • From complaints0
  • FinesNone on record
  • Payment denials and other penalties0

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Survey cycles

SurveyDateStandardComplaintScore
Latest (cycle 1)May 1, 2025000

Source: The deficiency score weights each citation by scope and severity; a higher score is worse.

0.88 registered-nurse hours per resident per day

  1. Bethany Home0.88
  2. Iowa average0.74
  3. U.S. average0.69

Source: Reported RN hours from CMS Payroll-Based Journal, file processed Jul 1, 2026.

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What the record shows

Bethany Home is a Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility in Dubuque, IA (CCN 165584) operating under for profit - corporation ownership, with 66 certified beds and an average daily census of about 63 residents. CMS assigned it a 5-star Overall rating on the Five-Star Quality Rating System (much above average), built from a 5/5 Health Inspection component, a 5/5 Staffing component, and a 4/5 Quality Measures component. This page uses 14,693 Medicare-certified nursing-home records from CMS Care Compare, with NPPES context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

On compliance, CMS records show 0 total deficiencies on the most recent survey cycle - the national average is 9.2 deficiencies per facility, so Bethany Home currently sits at or below that baseline. RN staffing is 0.88 hours per resident per day, which is 28% above the national average of 0.685 hours, a CMS-reported figure derived from payroll-based journal (PBJ) submissions.

Use the rating breakdown and inspection cycles above to look past the single headline star, the Overall rating is a weighted composite, and facilities with identical headline stars can have very different underlying Health Inspection or Quality Measures profiles. Important: PlainDoctor presents CMS Five-Star Quality Rating data exactly as published at data.cms.gov (file processed Jul 1, 2026) and does not calculate custom scores or rankings. This page is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a placement recommendation, or a substitute for visiting the facility in person. Before selecting a nursing home for yourself or a family member, read the full CMS survey reports, tour the property, interview staff, and consult licensed clinicians and elder-care advisors about medical and financial implications.

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  5. Dubuque Specialty CareDubuque · 84 beds2 of 5

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Common questions

What is Bethany Home's overall CMS rating?

Bethany Home has a 5-star overall CMS rating (Much above average). Health inspection: 5/5. Staffing: 5/5. Quality measures: 4/5.

How many beds does Bethany Home have?

Bethany Home has 66 Medicare-certified beds with an average of 63 residents per day.

What are CMS Five-Star ratings?

CMS rates nursing homes on a 1-5 star scale based on health inspections, quality measures, and staffing. Five stars means much above average; one star means much below average. Ratings are updated monthly based on the most recent survey data.

How does Bethany Home's staffing compare to the national average?

Bethany Home has 0.88 RN hours per resident per day, which is 28% above the national average of 0.685 hours.

How many deficiencies does Bethany Home have?

Bethany Home has 0 total deficiencies, which is at or below the national average of 9.2.

Who owns Bethany Home?

Bethany Home is operated under For profit - Corporation ownership. The facility has 66 certified beds and is located in Dubuque, Iowa.

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, Nursing Home Provider Information, processed Jul 1, 2026 (data.cms.gov); facility identified by CMS Certification Number 165584. A directory of public records, not medical advice: visit the home and read its survey reports before deciding.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Jul 1, 2026.