Every Medicare-certified nursing home in Iowa, graded on inspections, staffing, turnover
and enforcement history.
12 homes in the state sit in the federal Special Focus programme.
Chapters Living Of Council Bluffs has real staffing strength, 4.88 nurse hours per resident day, well above the national average, though weekends run thinner than weekdays. The inspection record tells a different story: 68 deficiencies, including nine tied to abuse and one serious enough to put residents in harm's way, plus a $163,800 fine. That combination landed it in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the country's most troubled homes. A recent inspection in January 2026 means the state is watching closely. For families weighing this one, the question isn't whether aides are present, it's what those inspections keep finding.
Garden View Care Center is a 50-bed for-profit home in Shenandoah, and the numbers here deserve a hard look. Staff turnover runs at 55.3% a year against a national average of 45.8%, and the home carries 93 deficiencies on its current record, including 10 serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy to residents and 10 tied to abuse. Three CMS fines add up to $168,858, and the agency has placed Garden View in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent record of poor care. The most recent inspection was December 8, 2025. If you're considering this home for someone you love, ask the administrator directly what's changed since that inspection and how they're keeping residents safe.
Adel Acres is a 50-bed for-profit home in Dallas County, and the numbers there split in two directions. The care itself measures well, a 4 out of 5 on quality measures, but the staffing behind that care runs thin: 3.02 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about 19 percent below the home's own weekday level. Inspections tell the harder story. The current record carries 44 deficiencies, five serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, three tied to abuse, plus one fine of $16,544. The last inspection was in April 2025. If you're weighing this one, ask how they cover weekends and what's changed since that inspection.
Royal Oaks is a 115-bed for-profit home in Urbandale that CMS has placed in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems. The inspection record backs that up: 71 deficiencies, seven serious enough to put residents in harm's way, two tied to abuse, and three fines totaling $122,945. Staffing runs about 6% under the national average, and the gap widens on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 9% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 66.7%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents are constantly changing. If you're considering this one, ask hard questions about what's changed since the May 2025 inspection.
Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center runs 130 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers worth your attention start with staffing. At 3.14 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 19% under the national average, and weekends drop about 11% below its own weekday levels, with annual turnover at 56.8% against a national 45.8%. Inspections tell a harder story: a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 53 deficiencies on the current record, three at harm or jeopardy level, two tied to abuse, and one fine totaling $38,787. The most recent inspection was August 2025. Quality measures rate mid-range, but staffing and inspection history are where the concerns concentrate.
Prestige Care Center of Fairfield runs on 3.33 nurse hours per resident per day, about 14 percent under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 8 percent below its own weekdays. Turnover sits at 66.2 percent against a national 45.8, most of the people caring for your relative this year probably won't be there next year. The inspection record is the harder problem: 65 deficiencies, five serious enough to put residents in harm's way, eight tied to abuse, and $106,751 in fines. A recent June 2025 inspection doesn't erase that history. For-profit ownership through a limited liability company means decisions here answer to a bottom line, not a community board.
Harvest Acres runs thin on nurses, 3.47 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday level. That's a problem in a 35-bed building, where there's no cushion when someone calls in. Turnover sits at 70.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people around your family member keep changing. The inspection record is the harder read: 50 deficiencies, six serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, three tied to abuse, and a $136,500 fine. The most recent inspection was in December 2025, so the record is current, not stale. A for-profit LLC operates it.
Parkview Manor runs on 2.80 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 27% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run about 8% thinner than weekdays. The inspection record shows 46 deficiencies, including six at the harm or jeopardy level and seven tied to abuse, with one fine totaling $93,473 and a last inspection dated August 2025. This is a for-profit corporation operating 62 certified beds, and the numbers behind each CMS rating, one star for health inspections, one for staffing, two for quality measures, point the same direction.