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Fonteum Care Compare · Iowa

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.

View at Medicare.gov →All states →
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 ★. Select a facility to view per-facility detail.

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

Browse nursing homes by city — Iowa

248 cities with Medicare-certified nursing homes in Iowa.

Des Moines12Cedar Rapids10Dubuque8Davenport7Sioux City6Waterloo6Cedar Falls5Council Bluffs5Marion5Newton5West Des Moines5Ankeny4Marshalltown4Ames3Bettendorf3Carroll3Centerville3Cherokee3Emmetsburg3Fort Dodge3Indianola3Iowa City3Johnston3Keokuk3Mason City3Mount Pleasant3Muscatine3Oskaloosa3Ottumwa3Perry3Urbandale3Algona2Altoona2Asbury2Atlantic2Boone2Charles City2Clinton2Coralville2Cresco2Creston2Decorah2Denison2Estherville2Fairfield2Grinnell2Grundy Center2Hampton2Independence2Knoxville2Le Mars2Maquoketa2Mount Ayr2Nevada2New Hampton2Norwalk2Oelwein2Osage2Red Oak2Sergeant Bluff2Shenandoah2Sibley2Sigourney2Spencer2Vinton2Washington2Waukon2Webster City2Ackley1Adel1Akron1Albia1Allison1Amana1Anamosa1Anita1Aplington1Armstrong1Audubon1Aurelia1Avoca1Bancroft1Battle Creek1Bedford1Belle Plaine1Bellevue1Belmond1Bloomfield1Britt1Brooklyn1Buffalo Center1Burlington1Carlisle1Cascade1Chariton1Clarence1Clarinda1Clarion1Clarksville1Clear Lake1Clive1Columbus Junction1Conrad1Coon Rapids1Corning1Correctionville1Corydon1Dallas Center1Dayton1De Witt1Denver1Dunlap1Dyersville1Eagle Grove1Edgewood1Eldora1Elk Horn1Elkader1Elma1Exira1Fayette1Fonda1Forest City1Fort Madison1Garner1George1Gladbrook1Glenwood1Granger1Greene1Greenfield1Grimes1Guthrie Center1Guttenberg1Harlan1Hartley1Hawarden1Hiawatha1Holstein1Hubbard1Hull1Humboldt1Inwood1Iowa Falls1Jefferson1Kalona1Kanawha1Keosauqua1Keota1Keystone1Kingsley1La Porte City1Lake City1Lake Mills1Lamoni1Lansing1Laurens1Lenox1Leon1Lisbon1Lone Tree1Madrid1Manchester1Manly1Manson1Mapleton1Marcus1Marengo1Mc Gregor1Mechanicsville1Mediapolis1Milford1Missouri Valley1Montezuma1Monticello1Montrose1Mount Vernon1New London1Nora Springs1North English1Northwood1Oakland1Odebolt1Ogden1Onawa1Orange City1Osceola1Ossian1Panora1Pella1Pleasant Hill1Pleasant Valley1Pleasantville1Polk City1Pomeroy1Reinbeck1Remsen1Riceville1Rock Rapids1Rock Valley1Rockwell1Ruthven1Sac City1Saint Ansgar1Sanborn1Sheffield1Sheldon1Shell Rock1Sidney1Sioux Center1Solon1Spirit Lake1Stacyville1Stanton1State Center1Storm Lake1Story City1Stratford1Strawberry Point1Stuart1Sumner1Tabor1Tama1Tipton1Titonka1Toledo1Traer1Tripoli1Villisca1Wall Lake1Wapello1Waverly1Wayland1Wellman1West Bend1West Branch1West Burlington1West Liberty1West Point1West Union1Wheatland1Whiting1Williamsburg1Wilton1Winfield1Winterset1Woodbine1Zearing1

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