60/100
Average
Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
200 Seventh Avenue Sw, Altoona, IA 50009
- Certified beds
- 106
- Occupancy
- 85%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
Nursing staff turnover of 98%
High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.
Our read on Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center carries 48 deficiencies on its current record, including one tied to abuse, though none reached the harm or jeopardy level. The 106-bed for-profit home in Polk County was inspected most recently on March 19, 2026. Where the numbers get harder to explain away is staffing: CMS gives it 1 out of 5 stars there, and its annual turnover sits at 97.8 percent against a national average of 45.8 percent. That means the aides and nurses caring for residents are, almost without exception, new to the building each year. Inspection and quality measures each land at 2 stars. Families weighing this home against others nearby should ask directly how they hold onto caregivers.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
15/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →3.35 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.61 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays
Staff stability
0/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →98% of nursing staff left in the last year
- →-2 for 2 administrator departures
Resident outcomes
5/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: March 19, 2026 (7 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
Who owns this home
Full recordPart of CAMPBELL STREET SERVICES, which operates 24 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
What families say
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Common questions about Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
What is the ElderGrade for Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center? +
Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of C (60 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center? +
Residents receive an average of 3.37 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Altoona Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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