Nursing Home Match

Nursing homes in Iowa

Compare 387 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across Iowa (IA). The average overall CMS Five-Star rating is 3.1★ — above the national average (3.1★). Browse by city or provider.

Iowa currently hosts 387 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, holding an average CMS overall rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars. Prospective residents and families can browse facilities by city or compare specific locations using the standardized 5-star quality rating system, which evaluates health inspections, staffing levels, and clinical quality measures. While the state features top-rated providers like Chautauqua Guest Home #2 in Charles City and Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City, performance varies significantly across urban centers such as Des Moines and Davenport. This directory provides the data necessary to evaluate local care options based on official federal oversight.

Rating distribution

avg 3.1★ · 387 homes
5★
99 (26%)
4★
79 (20%)
3★
66 (17%)
2★
65 (17%)
1★
78 (20%)

Top 10 highest rated homes in Iowa

  1. 1.Chautauqua Guest Home #2Charles City5.0
  2. 2.Oaknoll Retirement ResidenceIowa City5.0
  3. 3.Friendship Village RetirementWaterloo5.0
  4. 4.Strawberry Point Lutheran HomeStrawberry Point5.0
  5. 5.Park PlaceMount Pleasant5.0
  6. 6.On With LifeAnkeny5.0
  7. 7.Briarwood Healthcare CenterIowa City5.0
  8. 8.Good Samaritan - Saint AnsgarSaint Ansgar5.0
  9. 9.Mount Ayr Health Care CenterMount Ayr5.0
  10. 10.Centerville Specialty CareCenterville5.0

Aged Care Planning Regions

Official government regions used to plan and fund aged care across Iowa.

Polk
29 homes · 9 suburbs · avg 3.1★
Linn
18 homes · 5 suburbs · avg 3★
Black Hawk
12 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Dubuque
12 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Scott
11 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.1★
Woodbury
9 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.4★
Dallas
9 homes · 6 suburbs · avg 2.9★
Johnson
7 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.3★
Pottawattamie
7 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 1.6★
Story
7 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.9★
Henry
6 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 4.3★
Lee
6 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.7★
Warren
6 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Cerro Gordo
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3★
Clayton
5 homes · 5 suburbs · avg 4.6★
Sioux
5 homes · 5 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Mitchell
5 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.4★
Plymouth
5 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.4★
Marshall
5 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.6★
Butler
5 homes · 5 suburbs · avg 2.4★
Cherokee
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Palo Alto
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3★
Muscatine
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3★
Jasper
5 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Boone
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Webster
4 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Montgomery
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 1.8★
Fayette
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4★
Kossuth
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4★
Clinton
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.8★
Carroll
4 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Washington
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.8★
Grundy
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.8★
Cedar
4 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.8★
Tama
4 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 2.2★
Poweshiek
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4.8★
Marion
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.2★
Hardin
4 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 4★
Iowa
4 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 4.2★
Benton
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.8★
Bremer
4 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 4★
Floyd
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4.7★
Calhoun
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.3★
Des Moines
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.3★
Obrien
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3★
Winneshiek
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.3★
Sac
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.7★
Emmet
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Harrison
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 1.3★
Wapello
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.7★
Winnebago
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4.3★
Lyon
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4.3★
Cass
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Appanoose
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.7★
Allamakee
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.3★
Monona
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Hamilton
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 1.7★
Mahaska
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.3★
Keokuk
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 1.3★
Franklin
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.3★
Wright
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Hancock
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4.7★
Jackson
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4★
Howard
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.3★
Shelby
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Page
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Union
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Ida
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Pocahontas
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4.5★
Ringgold
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Worth
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Audubon
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4★
Taylor
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Crawford
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4.5★
Decatur
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4★
Guthrie
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Jones
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4.5★
Chickasaw
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Buchanan
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Jefferson
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Adair
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4★
Dickinson
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Clay
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Louisa
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4.5★
Fremont
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Madison
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Van Buren
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Wayne
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Greene
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Adams
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Clarke
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Lucas
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Monroe
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Davis
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Buena Vista
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Osceola
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Delaware
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Mills
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Humboldt
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★

Largest providers in Iowa

CARE INITIATIVES
43 homes in IA · 43 nationally · avg 3.1★
LEGACY HEALTHCARE
35 homes in IA · 92 nationally · avg 3★
ACCURA HEALTHCARE
29 homes in IA · 38 nationally · avg 2.4★
Legal Business Name Not Available
15 homes in IA · 394 nationally · avg 3.1★
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
15 homes in IA · 87 nationally · avg 3★
CAMPBELL STREET SERVICES
15 homes in IA · 19 nationally · avg 2.1★
WESLEYLIFE
10 homes in IA · 10 nationally · avg 3.9★
THE ENSIGN GROUP
9 homes in IA · 333 nationally · avg 3.2★
HEALTHCARE OF IOWA
8 homes in IA · 8 nationally · avg 3.8★
MGM HEALTHCARE
6 homes in IA · 31 nationally · avg 2.4★
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES & SERVICES
6 homes in IA · 20 nationally · avg 4.2★
SHLOMO HOFFMAN
6 homes in IA · 10 nationally · avg 2.4★

All suburbs in Iowa

A

Ackley (1)Adel (1)Akron (1)Albia (1)Algona (2)Allison (1)Altoona (2)Amana (1)Ames (3)Anamosa (1)Anita (1)Ankeny (4)Aplington (1)Armstrong (1)Asbury (2)Atlantic (2)Audubon (1)Aurelia (1)Avoca (1)

B

Bancroft (1)Battle Creek (1)Bedford (1)Belle Plaine (1)Bellevue (1)Belmond (1)Bettendorf (3)Bloomfield (1)Boone (2)Britt (1)Brooklyn (1)Buffalo Center (1)Burlington (1)

C

Carlisle (1)Carroll (3)Cascade (1)Cedar Falls (5)Cedar Rapids (10)Centerville, (3)Chariton (1)Charles City (2)Cherokee (3)Clarence (1)Clarinda (1)Clarion (1)Clarksville (1)Clear Lake (1)Clinton (2)Clive (1)Columbus Junction (1)Conrad (1)Coon Rapids (1)Coralville (2)Corning (1)Correctionville (1)Corydon (1)Council Bluffs (5)Cresco (2)Creston (2)

D

Dallas Center (1)Davenport (7)Dayton (1)De Witt (1)Decorah (2)Denison (2)Denver (1)Des Moines (12)Dubuque (8)Dunlap (1)Dyersville (1)

E

Eagle Grove (1)Edgewood (1)Eldora (1)Elk Horn (1)Elkader (1)Elma (1)Emmetsburg (3)Estherville (2)Exira (1)

F

Fairfield (2)Fayette (1)Fonda (1)Forest City (1)Fort Dodge (3)Fort Madison (1)

G

Garner (1)George (1)Gladbrook (1)Glenwood (1)Granger (1)Greene (1)Greenfield (1)Grimes (1)Grinnell (2)Grundy Center (2)Guthrie Center (1)Guttenberg (1)

H

Hampton (2)Harlan (1)Hartley (1)Hawarden (1)Hiawatha (1)Holstein (1)Hubbard (1)Hull (1)Humboldt (1)

I

Independence (2)Indianola (3)Inwood (1)Iowa City (3)Iowa Falls (1)

J

Jefferson (1)Johnston (3)

K

Kalona (1)Kanawha (1)Keokuk (3)Keosauqua (1)Keota (1)Keystone (1)Kingsley (1)Knoxville (2)

L

La Porte City (1)Lake City (1)Lake Mills (1)Lamoni (1)Lansing (1)Laurens (1)Le Mars (2)Lenox (1)Leon (1)Lisbon (1)Lone Tree (1)

M

Madrid (1)Manchester (1)Manly (1)Manson (1)Mapleton (1)Maquoketa (2)Marcus (1)Marengo (1)Marion (5)Marshalltown (4)Mason City (3)Mc Gregor (1)Mechanicsville (1)Mediapolis (1)Milford (1)Missouri Valley (1)Montezuma (1)Monticello (1)Montrose (1)Mount Ayr (2)Mount Pleasant (3)Mount Vernon (1)Muscatine (3)

N

Nevada (2)New Hampton (2)New London (1)Newton (5)Nora Springs (1)North English (1)Northwood (1)Norwalk (2)

O

Oakland (1)Odebolt (1)Oelwein (2)Ogden (1)Onawa (1)Orange City (1)Osage (2)Osceola (1)Oskaloosa (3)Ossian (1)Ottumwa (3)

P

Panora (1)Pella (1)Perry (3)Pleasant Hill (1)Pleasant Valley (1)Pleasantville (1)Polk City (1)Pomeroy (1)

R

Red Oak (2)Reinbeck (1)Remsen (1)Riceville (1)Rock Rapids (1)Rock Valley (1)Rockwell (1)Ruthven (1)

S

Sac City (1)Saint Ansgar (1)Sanborn (1)Sergeant Bluff (2)Sheffield (1)Sheldon (1)Shell Rock (1)Shenandoah (1)Sibley (1)Sidney (1)Sigourney (2)Sioux Center (1)Sioux City (6)Solon (1)Spencer (2)Spirit Lake (1)Stacyville (1)Stanton (1)State Center (1)Storm Lake (1)Story City (1)Stratford (1)Strawberry Point (1)Stuart (1)Sumner (1)

T

Tabor (1)Tama (1)Tipton (1)Titonka (1)Toledo (1)Traer (1)Tripoli (1)

U

Urbandale (3)

V

Villisca (1)Vinton (2)

W

Wall Lake (1)Wapello (1)Washington (2)Waterloo (6)Waukon (2)Waverly (1)Wayland (1)Webster City (2)Wellman (1)West Bend (1)West Branch (1)West Burlington (1)West Des Moines (4)West Liberty (1)West Point (1)West Union (1)Wheatland (1)Whiting (1)Williamsburg (1)Wilton (1)Winfield (1)Winterset (1)Woodbine (1)

Z

Zearing (1)

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