Nursing Homes in Iowa
Iowa has 388 Medicare-certified nursing homes. Browse by city below and open a profile for CMS ratings, inspection findings, fines, staffing, and ownership.
Related: all care types in Iowa · Nursing Homes directory
Cities with nursing homes in Iowa
Des Moines, IA
104 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Cedar Rapids, IA
68 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Dubuque, IA
32 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.6
Davenport, IA
34 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.4
Sioux City, IA
35 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.5
Waterloo, IA
35 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.6
Cedar Falls, IA
15 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.3
Council Bluffs, IA
32 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.4
Marion, IA
19 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Newton, IA
11 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.2
Ankeny, IA
26 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.6
Marshalltown, IA
10 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Ames, IA
16 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.1
Bettendorf, IA
20 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Carroll, IA
11 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.9
Cherokee, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.9
Emmetsburg, IA
11 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Fort Dodge, IA
11 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.9
Indianola, IA
11 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Iowa City, IA
23 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.5
Johnston, IA
15 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.3
Keokuk, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.7
Mason City, IA
21 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.1
Mount Pleasant, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.5
Oskaloosa, IA
9 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.7
Ottumwa, IA
15 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.4
Urbandale, IA
24 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.9
West Des Moines, IA
14 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Algona, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.2
Altoona, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Asbury, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Atlantic, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Boone, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Centerville, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.5
Charles City, IA
10 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.1
Clinton, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Coralville, IA
12 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.2
Cresco, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Creston, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.7
Decorah, IA
9 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.3
Denison, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.8
Estherville, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Fairfield, IA
9 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.3
Grinnell, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Grundy Center, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Hampton, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.5
Independence, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Knoxville, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.5
Le Mars, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Maquoketa, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Mount Ayr, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Muscatine, IA
9 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.5
Nevada, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
New Hampton, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.3
Norwalk, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Oelwein, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.5
Osage, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.2
Perry, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.5
Red Oak, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.2
Sergeant Bluff, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.2
Shenandoah, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Sibley, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Sigourney, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.5
Spencer, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.5
Vinton, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Washington, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.6
Waukon, IA
9 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.7
Webster City, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.1
West Des Moines, IA
22 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.1
Ackley, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Adel, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Akron, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Albia, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Allison, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.5
Amana, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Anamosa, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Anita, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Aplington, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Armstrong, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Audubon, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Aurelia, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Avoca, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Bancroft, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Battle Creek, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Bedford, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.3
Belle Plaine, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Bellevue, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Belmond, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Bloomfield, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Britt, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Brooklyn, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Buffalo Center, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Burlington, IA
16 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.5
Carlisle, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Cascade, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Centerville,, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Chariton, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Clarence, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Clarinda, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Clarion, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Clarksville, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Clear Lake, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Clive, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Columbus Junction, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Conrad, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Coon Rapids, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Corning, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Correctionville, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Corydon, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Dallas Center, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Dayton, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
De Witt, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Denver, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Dunlap, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Dyersville, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Eagle Grove, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Edgewood, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Eldora, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.5
Elk Horn, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Elkader, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Elma, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Exira, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Fayette, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Fonda, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Forest City, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Fort Madison, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Garner, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.8
George, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Gladbrook, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Glenwood, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Granger, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Greene, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Greenfield, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.5
Grimes, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Guthrie Center, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Guttenberg, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Harlan, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.2
Hartley, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Hawarden, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Hiawatha, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.1
Holstein, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Hubbard, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Hull, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Humboldt, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Inwood, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Iowa Falls, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Jefferson, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Kalona, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Kanawha, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Keosauqua, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Keota, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Keystone, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Kingsley, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
La Porte City, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Lake City, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Lake Mills, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Lamoni, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Lansing, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Laurens, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Lenox, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Leon, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Lisbon, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Lone Tree, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Madrid, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Manchester, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.5
Manly, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Manson, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Mapleton, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.5
Marcus, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Marengo, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Mc Gregor, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Mechanicsville, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Mediapolis, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Milford, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Missouri Valley, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Montezuma, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Monticello, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.8
Montrose, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Mount Vernon, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
New London, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Nora Springs, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
North English, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Northwood, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Oakland, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Odebolt, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Ogden, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Onawa, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.5
Orange City, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.2
Osceola, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Ossian, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Panora, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Pella, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.3
Pleasant Hill, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Pleasant Valley, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Pleasantville, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Polk City, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Pomeroy, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Reinbeck, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Remsen, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Riceville, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Rock Rapids, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Rock Valley, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.3
Rockwell, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Ruthven, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Sac City, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Saint Ansgar, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Sanborn, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Sheffield, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Sheldon, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Shell Rock, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Sidney, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Sioux Center, IA
8 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.3
Solon, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Spirit Lake, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.7
Stacyville, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Stanton, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
State Center, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Storm Lake, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.5
Story City, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Stratford, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Strawberry Point, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Stuart, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Sumner, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Tabor, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Tama, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Tipton, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Titonka, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Toledo, IA
4 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Traer, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Tripoli, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Villisca, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Wall Lake, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Wapello, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Waverly, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Wayland, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Wellman, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
West Bend, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
West Branch, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
West Burlington, IA
5 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.3
West Liberty, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
West Point, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
West Union, IA
6 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.8
Wheatland, IA
2 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Whiting, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
Williamsburg, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 3.0
Wilton, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Winfield, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 5.0
Winterset, IA
7 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 2.0
Woodbine, IA
3 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 1.0
Zearing, IA
1 facilitiesAvg CMS rating 4.0
About nursing homes in Iowa
Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) serve people who need continuous nursing care, rehabilitation after a hospital stay, or long-term residential care. CMS inspects them roughly annually and publishes Five-Star ratings for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
Start by comparing CMS Five-Star ratings, which summarize health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. A high overall rating is a useful signal, but read the underlying inspection findings and staffing figures too - they show what is behind the score.
Visit candidates in Iowa when possible, ask how care plans are set and reviewed, and confirm costs, coverage, and availability in writing. Staffing consistency and clear family communication matter as much as any published score.
Frequently asked questions
How many nursing homes are in Iowa?
The current CMS snapshot lists 388 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Iowa, across 250 cities and counties.
How do I compare nursing homes in Iowa?
When comparing nursing homes, review the health inspection findings behind the star rating, check nurse staffing levels and turnover, and ask about rehabilitation services, memory care, and how care plans are reviewed. Use the city listings above to open individual profiles with CMS ratings, inspection findings, staffing, and ownership.
Data sources
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. Data processing date: 2026-10-05.
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