388 certified facilities in Iowa. Ratings, staffing hours, enforcement history. All of it from CMS.
Ranked by CMS overall rating. Ties go to higher RN hours.
| 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 |
A recent inspection cited these 12 facilities for abuse. CMS flags them. We list them. It is 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.