Best Nursing Homes in Iowa

The highest-rated nursing facilities in Iowa, ranked by NursingHomeGrade Score — a composite of RN staffing, health deficiencies, and CMS quality ratings. The top-rated facility scores 100/100, the median score across the 100 ranked facilities is 89/100, and 98 hold an A grade.

Rankings

#	Facility	Location	Grade	Score	RN Hours	Deficiencies
1	Meth-Wick Health Center	Cedar Rapids, IA	A	100	1.01	0
2	Sunrise Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center	Winfield, IA	A	99	0.94	1
3	Edgewood Convalescent Home	Edgewood, IA	A	99	0.89	1
4	St Francis Manor	Grinnell, IA	A	99	1.17	1
5	Newton Village Health Care Center	Newton, IA	A	99	1.53	1
6	Prairie Vista Village	Altoona, IA	A	99	1.04	1
7	Iowa Veterans Home	Marshalltown, IA	A	99	0.86	1
8	St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center	Cedar Rapids, IA	A	97	1.15	2
9	Story Medical Senior Care	Nevada, IA	A	97	1.12	2
10	Mayflower Home	Grinnell, IA	A	96	1.18	3
11	Prairie View Home	Sanborn, IA	A	96	0.87	0
12	Spurgeon Manor	Dallas Center, IA	A	96	0.97	3
13	Childserve Habilitation Center	Johnston, IA	A	96	4.17	3
14	Titonka Care Center	Titonka, IA	A	95	1.04	0
15	Woodland Terrace	Waverly, IA	A	95	1.15	3
16	Wapello Specialty Care	Wapello, IA	A	95	1.10	1
17	Kanawha Community Home, INC.	Kanawha, IA	A	95	1.02	0
18	Gracewell, An Eventide Community	Denison, IA	A	95	0.89	0
19	Deerfield Health Care Center	Urbandale, IA	B	95	1.59	1
20	MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care	Dyersville, IA	A	95	1.18	0
21	West Ridge Care Center	Cedar Rapids, IA	A	94	0.80	0
22	Clarence Nursing Home	Clarence, IA	A	94	0.71	1
23	Northridge Village	Ames, IA	A	94	0.92	0
24	Humboldt County Memorial Hospital	Humboldt, IA	A	94	0.95	4
25	State Center Specialty Care	State Center, IA	A	93	0.85	5
26	Sibley Specialty Care	Sibley, IA	A	93	0.92	5
27	The Village	Indianola, IA	A	92	0.92	1
28	Lone Tree Health Care Center Inc	Lone Tree, IA	A	92	1.05	2
29	West Point Care Center Inc	West Point, IA	A	92	0.97	2
30	Terrace Glen Village	Marion, IA	A	92	1.49	3
31	Franklin General Hospital	Hampton, IA	A	92	0.84	2
32	Good Samaritan - Saint Ansgar	Saint Ansgar, IA	A	91	0.77	2
33	Mill-Pond	Ankeny, IA	A	91	0.98	3
34	Fellowship Village	Inwood, IA	A	91	1.19	0
35	Lamoni Specialty Care	Lamoni, IA	A	91	0.71	0
36	Heartland Care Center	Marcus, IA	A	91	1.93	6
37	Parkview Home	Wayland, IA	A	91	1.01	0
38	St Luke's Regional Medical Center SNF	Sioux City, IA	A	91	3.32	0
39	The Gardens Of Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids, IA	A	91	1.16	0
40	Corning Specialty Care	Corning, IA	A	90	0.74	2
41	Methodist Manor Retirement Community	Storm Lake, IA	A	90	1.04	3
42	Bethany Home	Dubuque, IA	A	90	0.88	1
43	Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community	West Des Moines, IA	A	90	1.14	4
44	Palo Alto County Hospital	Emmetsburg, IA	A	90	1.36	1
45	Fonda Specialty Care	Fonda, IA	A	89	0.56	0
46	Valley Vue Care Center	Armstrong, IA	A	89	0.74	2
47	Rockwell Community Nursing Home	Rockwell, IA	A	89	0.94	1
48	The Suites at Western Home Communities	Cedar Falls, IA	A	89	0.72	1
49	Buchanan County Health Center	Independence, IA	A	89	1.22	1
50	Osceola Senior Living	Sibley, IA	A	89	0.98	1
51	Chautauqua Guest Home #2	Charles City, IA	A	88	0.89	2
52	Belle Plaine Specialty Care	Belle Plaine, IA	A	88	0.79	2
53	Karen Acres Care Center	Urbandale, IA	A	88	0.73	3
54	Stonehill Care Center	Dubuque, IA	A	88	0.93	2
55	Halcyon House	Washington, IA	A	88	0.87	3
56	Strawberry Point Lutheran Home	Strawberry Point, IA	A	87	1.33	3
57	Sunrise Retirement Community	Sioux City, IA	A	87	1.03	2
58	Savannah Heights	Mount Pleasant, IA	A	87	0.78	4
59	Friendship Haven, Inc	Fort Dodge, IA	A	86	0.83	6
60	Accura Healthcare of New Hampton	New Hampton, IA	A	86	1.04	6
61	Colonial Manor of Amana	Amana, IA	A	86	0.93	0
62	Mill Valley Care Center	Bellevue, IA	A	86	0.85	0
63	Twilight Acres	Wall Lake, IA	A	86	0.73	4
64	Wilton Retirement Community	Wilton, IA	A	86	0.64	1
65	Oaknoll Retirement Residence	Iowa City, IA	A	85	0.90	0
66	Good Samaritan - George	George, IA	A	85	1.20	5
67	Montezuma Specialty Care	Montezuma, IA	A	85	0.83	4
68	Accura Healthcare of Bancroft	Bancroft, IA	A	85	1.80	0
69	Pleasantview Home	Kalona, IA	A	85	0.87	4
70	Evans Senior Living Community	Cresco, IA	A	85	0.70	0
71	Green Hills Health Care Center	Ames, IA	A	85	1.16	0
72	Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, LLC	Vinton, IA	A	85	0.89	0
73	Chautauqua Guest Home #3	Charles City, IA	A	84	0.59	1
74	Mechanicsville Specialty Care	Mechanicsville, IA	A	84	0.60	2
75	Chariton Specialty Care	Chariton, IA	A	84	0.99	3
76	Westview of Indianola Care Center	Indianola, IA	A	84	0.54	0
77	Elkader Care Center	Elkader, IA	A	84	1.22	0
78	Creekside	Grundy Center, IA	A	84	0.84	1
79	Walnut Ridge	Clive, IA	A	84	0.96	4
80	Mount Carmel Bluffs	Dubuque, IA	A	84	1.18	1
81	Briarwood Healthcare Center	Iowa City, IA	A	83	0.58	1
82	Mount Ayr Health Care Center	Mount Ayr, IA	A	83	0.98	5
83	Anamosa Care Center	Anamosa, IA	A	83	0.72	2
84	United Presbyterian Home	Washington, IA	A	83	0.64	2
85	Friendship Village Retirement	Waterloo, IA	A	82	0.81	1
86	Park Place	Mount Pleasant, IA	A	82	1.58	3
87	Laporte City Specialty Care	La Porte City, IA	A	82	0.77	2
88	Montrose Health Center	Montrose, IA	A	82	0.80	2
89	Happy Siesta Health Care Center	Remsen, IA	A	82	0.77	4
90	Faith Lutheran Home	Osage, IA	A	82	0.68	2
91	Martin Health Center, INC	Cedar Falls, IA	A	82	0.79	3
92	Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center	Riceville, IA	A	82	0.57	2
93	Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa	Ottumwa, IA	A	82	0.66	1
94	Ennoble Nursing and Rehab	Dubuque, IA	A	82	0.48	0
95	Scottish Rite Park Inc	Des Moines, IA	B	82	0.98	3
96	Laurens Care Center	Laurens, IA	A	81	1.02	6
97	Hubbard Care Center	Hubbard, IA	A	81	0.59	0
98	Midlands Living Center L L C	Council Bluffs, IA	A	81	0.65	5
99	Prairie Ridge Care Center	Orange City, IA	A	81	0.84	3
100	Denver Sunset Home	Denver, IA	A	81	0.76	2

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Methodology

Rankings are determined by NursingHomeGrade Score, a 0–100 composite that weights RN staffing compliance (35%), health inspection deficiencies (30%), CMS quality ratings (20%), and staffing consistency (15%). Data is sourced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog and updated regularly.

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