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Nursing homes owned by Care Initiatives

The CMS ownership file lists Care Initiatives with an ownership interest in 43 certified nursing homes with 2,764 beds in Iowa (43).

Average overall
2.9 of 5
Fines, 3 years
$829,316
Special focus
0 + 0 candidates
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CMS ownership and Care Compare data as of September 1, 2026

These homes are largely the same group CMS tracks as the chain Care Initiatives. That page has the group's full record.

What the ownership file says

CMS lists Care Initiatives as a direct owner of 43 homes. Its earliest ownership association date on file is August 1, 1989, the latest March 1, 2014.

Owners are listed by the homes themselves when they enroll in Medicare and Medicaid; the file names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the companies with control over operations.

CMS also groups these homes into the chain Care Initiatives (43).

The homes' record in brief

43 of the 43 homes have a CMS overall rating, averaging 2.9 stars against a national average of 3. 3 are for profit, 40 nonprofit; 43 are certified for Medicaid.

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

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

Staffing at these homes, January to March 2026

Hours per resident per dayThese homesUnited 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%

Daily payroll records of 43 homes, summed. Weekends ran 14% below weekdays. Source: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing.

Every home it owns

HomeCityStateRole in the CMS fileShareOverallCitationsFines
Oakwood Specialty CareAlbiaIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 418
Atlantic Specialty CareAtlanticIA Direct owner (5% or more), since June 2013100% 342
Avoca Specialty CareAvocaIA Direct owner (5% or more), since August 2012100% 259
Bedford Specialty CareBedfordIA Direct owner (5% or more), since October 2009100% 414
Belle Plaine Specialty CareBelle PlaineIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 420
Pinnacle Specialty CareCedar FallsIA Direct owner (5% or more), since September 2009100% 225$8,362
Heritage Specialty CareCedar RapidsIA Direct owner (5% or more), since October 2009100% 145$14,365
Centerville Specialty CareCentervilleIA Direct owner (5% or more), since August 1989100% 315
Chariton Specialty CareCharitonIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 218
Cherokee Specialty CareCherokeeIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 326
Lantern Park Specialty CareCoralvilleIA Direct owner (5% or more), since March 2014100% 247$62,595
Corning Specialty CareCorningIA Direct owner (5% or more), since August 1989100% 419
Correctionville Specialty CareCorrectionvilleIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 136$28,677
Corydon Specialty CareCorydonIA Additional disclosable party; Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 414
Creston Specialty CareCrestonIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 219$19,663
Dubuque Specialty CareDubuqueIA Direct owner (5% or more), since September 2009100% 223$53,372
Dunlap Specialty CareDunlapIA Direct owner (5% or more), since August 1989100% 441$10,062
Eldora Specialty CareEldoraIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 37$6,030
Fonda Specialty CareFondaIA Direct owner (5% or more), since September 2011100% 513
Kingsley Specialty CareKingsleyIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 138$27,378
West Ridge Specialty CareKnoxvilleIA Direct owner (5% or more), since September 2009100% 411
Laporte City Specialty CareLa Porte CityIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 43
Lamoni Specialty CareLamoniIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 55
Manly Specialty CareManlyIA Direct owner (5% or more), since March 2014100% 321$13,627
Southridge Specialty CareMarshalltownIA Direct owner (5% or more), since March 2014100% 225$45,406
Mechanicsville Specialty CareMechanicsvilleIA Direct owner (5% or more), since August 1989100% 512
Montezuma Specialty CareMontezumaIA Direct owner (5% or more), since July 2000100% 313
New London Specialty CareNew LondonIA Direct owner (5% or more), since October 2009100% 28
Odebolt Specialty CareOdeboltIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 320$14,433
Southern Hills Specialty CareOsceolaIA Direct owner (5% or more), since August 1989100% 38$36,865
Northern Mahaska Specialty CareOskaloosaIA Direct owner (5% or more), since March 2014100% 310$39,033
Ridgewood Specialty CareOttumwaIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 318$8,999
Panora Specialty CarePanoraIA Direct owner (5% or more), since September 2009100% 312
Parkridge Specialty CarePleasant HillIA Direct owner (5% or more), since March 2014100% 149
Lyon Specialty CareRock RapidsIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 418
Sibley Specialty CareSibleyIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 511
Westwood Specialty CareSioux CityIA Direct owner (5% or more), since September 2011100% 179$176,053
State Center Specialty CareState CenterIA Direct owner (5% or more), since July 2000100% 520
Stratford Specialty CareStratfordIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 236
Wapello Specialty CareWapelloIA Direct owner (5% or more), since November 2010100% 529
Northcrest Specialty CareWaterlooIA Direct owner (5% or more), since August 2012100% 229
Ravenwood Specialty CareWaterlooIA Direct owner (5% or more), since September 2009100% 137$48,335
Crestview Specialty CareWest BranchIA Direct owner (5% or more), since September 2011100% 128$216,061

Source: CMS Ownership, data as of September 1, 2026, as the homes reported it. Name spelling follows the file; spellings that differ only in punctuation are combined. Being listed as an owner is a fact of record, not a finding about care. Something wrong? Ask for a correction.

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