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Care Initiatives nursing homes

43 nursing homes with 2,764 beds in Iowa (43).

Average overall
2.9 of 5
Fines, 3 years
$829,316
Special focus
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1 homes

CMS affiliated entity 106 · data as of September 1, 2026

The group's record in brief

CMS links 43 certified nursing homes in 1 state to Care Initiatives: 3 for profit, 40 nonprofit. 43 of them are certified for Medicaid.

Across the inspections on file, the group's homes carry 1,041 health citations; 59 citations were rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, 17 of them immediate jeopardy. At their latest standard inspections the homes averaged 4.2 health deficiencies (national average 9.2).

18 homes in the group were fined in the last three years, $829,316 in all across 24 fines. Average nursing staff turnover across its homes was 41.7% (national 45.8%).

Staffing across the group

Daily payroll records from 43 homes in the group for January to March 2026, added up: hours worked by nursing staff divided by resident days. Weekend staffing ran 14% below weekdays.

Hours per resident per dayThis groupUnited States
All nursing staff3.343.75
Registered nurses0.660.62
Weekdays3.483.92
Weekends2.983.33
Share of nursing hours by contract staff0.0%5.3%

Source: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing. Weekend staffing in every state.

How the group's homes are rated

43 of its homes have a CMS overall rating. The national average is 3 stars. CMS's own chain averages: 2.9 overall, 2.6 health inspections, 3.7 staffing, 3.7 quality measures.

Overall starsHomes
5 of 56
4 of 59
3 of 511
2 of 510
1 of 57

Across the group: 59 citations rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, and an average of 3.35 nursing staff hours per resident per day (national 3.86).

Every home in the group

HomeCityStateOverallCitationsFines
Oakwood Specialty CareAlbiaIA 418
Atlantic Specialty CareAtlanticIA 342
Avoca Specialty CareAvocaIA 259
Bedford Specialty CareBedfordIA 414
Belle Plaine Specialty CareBelle PlaineIA 420
Pinnacle Specialty CareCedar FallsIA 225$8,362
Heritage Specialty CareCedar RapidsIA 145$14,365
Centerville Specialty CareCentervilleIA 315
Chariton Specialty CareCharitonIA 218
Cherokee Specialty CareCherokeeIA 326
Lantern Park Specialty CareCoralvilleIA 247$62,595
Corning Specialty CareCorningIA 419
Correctionville Specialty CareCorrectionvilleIA 136$28,677
Corydon Specialty CareCorydonIA 414
Creston Specialty CareCrestonIA 219$19,663
Dubuque Specialty CareDubuqueIA 223$53,372
Dunlap Specialty CareDunlapIA 441$10,062
Eldora Specialty CareEldoraIA 37$6,030
Fonda Specialty CareFondaIA 513
Kingsley Specialty CareKingsleyIA 138$27,378
West Ridge Specialty CareKnoxvilleIA 411
Laporte City Specialty CareLa Porte CityIA 43
Lamoni Specialty CareLamoniIA 55
Manly Specialty CareManlyIA 321$13,627
Southridge Specialty CareMarshalltownIA 225$45,406
Mechanicsville Specialty CareMechanicsvilleIA 512
Montezuma Specialty CareMontezumaIA 313
New London Specialty CareNew LondonIA 28
Odebolt Specialty CareOdeboltIA 320$14,433
Southern Hills Specialty CareOsceolaIA 38$36,865
Northern Mahaska Specialty CareOskaloosaIA 310$39,033
Ridgewood Specialty CareOttumwaIA 318$8,999
Panora Specialty CarePanoraIA 312
Parkridge Specialty CarePleasant HillIA 149
Lyon Specialty CareRock RapidsIA 418
Sibley Specialty CareSibleyIA 511
Westwood Specialty CareSioux CityIA 179$176,053
State Center Specialty CareState CenterIA 520
Stratford Specialty CareStratfordIA 236
Wapello Specialty CareWapelloIA 529
Northcrest Specialty CareWaterlooIA 229
Ravenwood Specialty CareWaterlooIA 137$48,335
Crestview Specialty CareWest BranchIA 128$216,061

Group membership is CMS's: homes it links to one affiliated entity through common owners or operators, from the Provider Information file.

Companies the CMS ownership file lists as owners of most of these homes: Care Initiatives.

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