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Guttenberg Care Center

1315 Acre Street, Guttenberg, IA 52052 · Clayton County · (563) 252-2281

46 certified beds, about 33 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1997

CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 165334 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on November 20, 2025, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5, the national average 9.2).

CMS lists no health citations for this home in the inspections on file.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.65 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Iowa and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.74 of those hours.

40.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Iowa average 44.0%).

CMS links it to Legacy Healthcare, an affiliated group of 95 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 0 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
0D
0E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
November 20, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations
November 7, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations
November 9, 2023Standard inspection · 0 citations

Fire safety inspections

12 fire safety citations on file: 1 on November 20, 2025, 7 on November 7, 2024, 4 on November 9, 2023.

Every fire safety citation12 citations
  1. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · November 20, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. F
    Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
    E 4 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. F
    Develop a communication plan.
    E 29 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. F
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. E
    Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
    K 914 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. D
    Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
    K 511 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. D
    Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
    K 920 · November 7, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. F
    Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    K 345 · November 9, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  10. F
    Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
    K 712 · November 9, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  11. D
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · November 9, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  12. D
    Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
    K 920 · November 9, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeIowaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)3.653.823.86
Registered nurses0.740.740.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.323.373.42
Nurse aides2.29
Licensed practical nurses0.62
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)40.0%44.0%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover50.0%42.1%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 4.27 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.79 on weekdays and 3.32 on weekends, 12% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 2.2% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.69 in April to June 2025 to 3.65 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.650.743.793.32 2.2%0 of 9033
Oct to Dec 20253.590.653.723.25 5.0%0 of 9234
Jul to Sep 20253.460.653.583.14 1.2%0 of 9235
Apr to Jun 20253.690.513.833.33 2.8%0 of 9132
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Iowa, Jan to Mar 20263.800.713.983.364.7%0.3% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Iowa

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Iowa, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$18.92$17.96 to $21.9522,670
LPNs and LVNs$30.11$27.12 to $34.065,510
Registered nurses$37.80$32.83 to $41.3234,420
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeIowaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
14.617.113.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.01.50.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.52.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.23.83.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.02.11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
14.816.614.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.34.24.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
33.319.415.4
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.61.51.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
2.62.11.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Guttenberg Care Center's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 51.5% · Iowa: 28 better, 21 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 13 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 10.7% · Iowa: 1 better, 1 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 24 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 7.1% · Iowa: 0 better, 0 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 5 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Iowa56.7% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 17 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Iowa0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 21 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Iowa1.8% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 21 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Iowa100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 8 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: GUTTENBERG IA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LLC. CMS links this home to Legacy Healthcare, a group of 95 nursing homes averaging 2.9 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Shabat, MenachemCorporate officerIndividual08/15/2024
Legacy Healthcare Financial Services LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization08/15/2024
Beasley, KarlaOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Behounek, LinseyOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Borcherding, JennyOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Burgin, LexiaOperational/managerial controlIndividual05/01/2025
Burken, SheriOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Dikkers, MicheleOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Friedenberg, LauraOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Hedberg, JenniferOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Heying, LarinaOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Houston, MindyOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Jaeger, KrystleOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Kann, HayleyOperational/managerial controlIndividual04/01/2025
Larson, MelissaOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
McClure, DorothyOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Otterbeck, PatriciaOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Rajchenbach, ChaimOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Shabat, MenachemOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Shear, KileyOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Van Veghel, ElizabethOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Wierschem, BobbieOperational/managerial controlIndividual08/15/2024
Friedman, BrianIndividual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNFIndividual03/03/2025
Shabat, AhuvaIndividual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNFIndividual03/03/2025
Gpn Family Trust U/a/D 4/28/08Trustee of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Rajchenbach, AvrumTrustee of the SNFIndividual04/28/2008
Rajchenbach, RivkaTrustee of the SNFIndividual04/28/2008
Cascade Capital Holdings LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Cascade Capital Partners LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Ccg Gorgona LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Gorgona Holdco LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Gorgona Propco Holdings LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Gorgona Sub Holdco LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Guttenberg Ia Property Holdings, LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Legacy Healthcare Financial Services LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Mn8 Rh Holdco LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization08/15/2024
Beasley, KarlaAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Behounek, LinseyAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Borcherding, JennyAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Burgin, LexiaAdp of the SNFIndividual05/01/2025
Burken, SheriAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Dikkers, MicheleAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Friedenberg, LauraAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Hedberg, JenniferAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Heying, LarinaAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Houston, MindyAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Jaeger, KrystleAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Kann, HayleyAdp of the SNFIndividual04/01/2025
Larson, MelissaAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
McClure, DorothyAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Otterbeck, PatriciaAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Rajchenbach, ChaimAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Shabat, MenachemAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Shear, KileyAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Van Veghel, ElizabethAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024
Wierschem, BobbieAdp of the SNFIndividual08/15/2024

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the Iowa average of 3.37.

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Common questions

What is Guttenberg Care Center's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Guttenberg Care Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Guttenberg Care Center get at its last inspection?
0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on November 20, 2025. The Iowa average is 6.5.
Has Guttenberg Care Center been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Guttenberg Care Center accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Guttenberg Care Center?
CMS lists 56 owners and managers, and links the home to Legacy Healthcare. Legal business name: GUTTENBERG IA SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LLC.

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