NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nursing Homes in Iowa

388 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Iowa; CMS rates 386 of them, 24.6% with 5 stars and 21.2% with 1. Listed highest-rated first, page 5 of 8.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Overall rating, 386 rated homes

  1. 5 stars95
  2. 4 stars69
  3. 3 stars79
  4. 2 stars61
  5. 1 star82

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, overall rating, Iowa; file processed Jul 1, 2026. 2 homes are not rated (newly certified or withheld).

Compare Iowa's homes

  1. Staffing: nurse hours per resident
  2. Inspections: deficiencies and fines
  3. Staffing, every state ranked
  4. Deficiencies, every state ranked

Iowa nursing homes, highest-rated first

  1. Oakview Nursing and RehabilitationBurlington, IA · 60 beds · Des Moines CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  2. Highland Ridge Care Center, LLCWilliamsburg, IA · 59 beds · Iowa CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 3 of 5
  3. Red Oak Rehab and Care CenterRed Oak, IA · 58 beds · Montgomery CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  4. Rolling Green Village Care CenterNevada, IA · 58 beds · Story CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 3 of 5
  5. Rose Haven Nursing HomeMarengo, IA · 58 beds · Iowa CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  6. Wellington PlaceDecorah, IA · 56 beds · Winneshiek CountyInspections 4 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 3 of 5
  7. Simpson Memorial HomeWest Liberty, IA · 55 beds · Muscatine CountyInspections 4 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 3 of 5
  8. Lakeside Lutheran HomeEmmetsburg, IA · 55 beds · Palo Alto CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 3 of 5
  9. Westbrook AcresGladbrook, IA · 54 beds · Tama CountyInspections 4 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 3 of 5
  10. Cedar Manor Nursing HomeTipton, IA · 54 beds · Cedar CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  11. Good Samaritan - West UnionWest Union, IA · 52 beds · Fayette CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  12. Elm Crest Retirement CommunityHarlan, IA · 50 beds · Shelby CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  13. Rehabilitation Center of AllisonAllison, IA · 48 beds · Butler CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 5 of 5 3 of 5
  14. Good Samaritan - VilliscaVillisca, IA · 46 beds · Montgomery CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 5 of 5 3 of 5
  15. Centerville Specialty CareCenterville, IA · 46 beds · Appanoose CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  16. Pleasant Acres Care CenterHull, IA · 46 beds · Sioux CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  17. Panora Specialty CarePanora, IA · 46 beds · Guthrie CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  18. Golden Age Care CenterCenterville, IA · 46 beds · Appanoose CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 3 of 5
  19. Accura Healthcare of StantonStanton, IA · 46 beds · Montgomery CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 3 of 5
  20. Greenfield Rehabilitation & Health Care CenterGreenfield, IA · 46 beds · Adair CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 5 of 5 3 of 5
  21. Traditions Memory Care of NewtonNewton, IA · 46 beds · Jasper CountyInspections 4 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  22. Accura Healthcare of Ogden, LLCOgden, IA · 46 beds · Boone CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  23. Accura Healthcare of Sioux City, LLCSioux City, IA · 46 beds · Woodbury CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  24. Rotary Senior LivingEagle Grove, IA · 46 beds · Wright CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 5 of 5 3 of 5
  25. Estherville Community Care CenterEstherville, IA · 46 beds · Emmet CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  26. Norwalk Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterNorwalk, IA · 45 beds · Warren CountyInspections 4 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  27. Manly Specialty CareManly, IA · 44 beds · Worth CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 3 of 5
  28. Montrose Health CenterMontrose, IA · 44 beds · Lee CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 5 of 5 3 of 5
  29. Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLCCherokee, IA · 44 beds · Cherokee CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 3 of 5
  30. Lutheran Retirement HomeNorthwood, IA · 42 beds · Worth CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  31. Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehab CenterClarksville, IA · 42 beds · Butler CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  32. Montezuma Specialty CareMontezuma, IA · 41 beds · Poweshiek CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  33. Accura Healthcare of Aurelia, LLCAurelia, IA · 41 beds · Cherokee CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  34. Fellowship VillageInwood, IA · 40 beds · Lyon CountyInspections 4 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  35. Kennybrook VillageGrimes, IA · 40 beds · Polk CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 3 of 5
  36. Cedar Ridge VillageWest Des Moines, IA · 40 beds · Dallas CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  37. The Summit of BettendorfBettendorf, IA · 39 beds · Scott CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 3 of 5
  38. Odebolt Specialty CareOdebolt, IA · 38 beds · Sac CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 3 of 5
  39. The Village of AckleyAckley, IA · 38 beds · Hardin CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  40. Lenox Care CenterLenox, IA · 36 beds · Taylor CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  41. Brio of Johnston, LLCJohnston, IA · 36 beds · Polk CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 3 of 5
  42. Stacyville Community Nursing HomeStacyville, IA · 34 beds · Mitchell CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 3 of 5
  43. Accura Healthcare of Pomeroy, LLCPomeroy, IA · 30 beds · Calhoun CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 3 of 5
  44. Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein CenterWest Burlington, IA · 160 beds · Des Moines CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  45. Bethany LifeStory City, IA · 126 beds · Story CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 2 of 5
  46. Harmony Utica RidgeDavenport, IA · 115 beds · Scott CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 5 of 5 2 of 5
  47. Newaldaya LifescapesCedar Falls, IA · 112 beds · Black Hawk CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  48. The Alverno Health Care FacilityClinton, IA · 112 beds · Clinton CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 2 of 5
  49. Pinnacle Specialty CareCedar Falls, IA · 100 beds · Black Hawk CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  50. Accura Healthcare of MuscatineMuscatine, IA · 100 beds · Muscatine CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 2 of 5

How to read this list

Iowa hosts 388 Medicare-certified nursing homes that participate in the CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, each tracked by a unique six-digit CMS Certification Number (CCN) and evaluated on Health Inspection, Staffing, and Quality Measures components. Certification is required for any long-term care facility that bills Medicare or Medicaid for skilled nursing services, so this roster functions as a near-complete directory of the state's licensed SNF (skilled nursing facility) beds, excluded are assisted-living residences, independent-living communities, and memory-care units that operate outside the Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement system. 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.

The facilities on this page are paginated across 8 pages (50 per page) and sorted by CMS Overall Star Rating with highest-rated homes first, so if you're searching for the top-performing nursing homes in Iowa you can read from the top; if you're researching a specific facility name, use browser find or the search tool. Each listing shows the Overall star, the three component ratings (Health, Staffing, Quality), bed count, and county, drill into the facility's profile page for full deficiency counts, inspection cycle history, RN hours per resident per day, fines, and Special Focus or abuse-icon flags. Remember that identical Overall stars can mask very different underlying profiles: a 4-star facility with 1-star Staffing reads differently than a 4-star facility with 4-star Staffing.

CMS refreshes the Five-Star dataset monthly as new state surveys are uploaded, so ratings can shift; the figures here come from the file CMS processed on Jul 1, 2026. Important: PlainDoctor presents these ratings exactly as CMS publishes them at data.cms.gov - no custom scoring, no rankings, no editorial adjustments. This directory is a starting point for research, not a placement recommendation or medical advice; choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one is a high-stakes healthcare decision that should involve in-person tours, staff interviews, reading the full survey deficiency reports, and consulting licensed clinicians, hospital discharge planners, and elder-care attorneys or advisors who understand the financial and Medicaid implications.

States with the most nursing homes

  1. Texas1,177
  2. California1,165
  3. Ohio922
  4. Florida694
  5. Illinois667

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Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, Nursing Home Provider Information, processed Jul 1, 2026 (data.cms.gov).

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.