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Nursing homes in Iowa
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Nursing homes in Iowa

Nursing homes provide 24-hour nursing care and help with daily living, for long stays or short rehab stays after a hospital admission.

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Top rated nursing homes in Iowa

CMS gives every certified nursing home an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, built from health inspections, staffing and quality measures.

1

Accura Healthcare of Bancroft

Based in Bancroft, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 25 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation. Part of Accura Healthcare.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 2 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

2

Anamosa Care Center

Based in Anamosa, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 64 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 3 of 5.

3

Briarwood Healthcare Center

Based in Iowa City, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 62 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

4

Chautauqua Guest Home #2

Based in Charles City, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 53 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

5

Chautauqua Guest Home #3

Based in Charles City, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 57 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

6

Concord Care Center

Based in Garner, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 46 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - limited liability company. Part of Legacy Healthcare.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 3 of 5.

7

Edgewood Convalescent Home

Based in Edgewood, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 56 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation. Part of Edgewood Convalescent Home.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

8

Fonda Specialty Care

Based in Fonda, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 46 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation. Part of Care Initiatives.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 5 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

9

Friendship Village Retirement

Based in Waterloo, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 72 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 2 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

10

Good Samaritan - George

Based in George, IA

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 36 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation. Part of Good Samaritan Society.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 3 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

How these listings are sourced

  • Medicare data. Home health agencies, hospices and nursing homes come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (home health file of October 2026, nursing home file of September 2026). Star ratings are CMS ratings. Each card links to the provider's Care Compare record.
  • Ranking. Rated providers are listed first, highest CMS rating first. Providers CMS has not rated come after them, because no rating is unknown, not bad. Nobody can pay for a place on this list.

Nursing homes by city in Iowa

How nursing homes is paid for

  • Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing facility care in each benefit period after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay, when daily skilled care is needed.
  • Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care in a nursing home.
  • Medicaid pays for nursing home care for people who qualify. CMS lists whether each home is certified for Medicare, Medicaid or both.

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