Iowa nursing homes ranked

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387 nursing homes in Iowa are certified by Medicare or Medicaid. They are listed below by their CMS overall star rating, best first, with inspection, staffing and quality stars and nurse staffing hours. Among the 100 rated 5 stars: Childserve Habilitation Center in Johnston, Deerfield Health Care Center in Urbandale, Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines, and more.

Ratings come from CMS and are updated monthly; these are from October 2026. Stars summarize a lot, so check each home's latest inspection report and visit in person before you decide.

All Iowa nursing homes

387 nursing homes

Largest cities for nursing homes in Iowa

• Nursing homes in Des Moines (12)
• Nursing homes in Cedar Rapids (10)
• Nursing homes in Dubuque (8)
• Nursing homes in Davenport (7)
• Nursing homes in Sioux City (6)
• Nursing homes in Waterloo (6)
• Nursing homes in Cedar Falls (5)
• Nursing homes in Council Bluffs (5)
• Nursing homes in Marion (5)
• Nursing homes in Newton (5)
• Nursing homes in West Des Moines (5)
• Nursing homes in Ankeny (4)

Nursing homes by city in Iowa

• 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)
• 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)
• 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 (1)
• Creston (2)
• 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)
• Eagle Grove (1)
• Edgewood (1)
• Eldora (1)
• Elk Horn (1)
• Elkader (1)
• Elma (1)
• Emmetsburg (3)
• Estherville (2)
• Exira (1)
• Fairfield (2)
• Fayette (1)
• Fonda (1)
• Forest City (1)
• Fort Dodge (3)
• Fort Madison (1)
• 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)
• Hampton (2)
• Harlan (1)
• Hartley (1)
• Hawarden (1)
• Hiawatha (1)
• Holstein (1)
• Hubbard (1)
• Hull (1)
• Humboldt (1)
• Independence (2)
• Indianola (3)
• Inwood (1)
• Iowa City (3)
• Iowa Falls (1)
• Jefferson (1)
• Johnston (3)
• Kalona (1)
• Kanawha (1)
• Keokuk (3)
• Keosauqua (1)
• Keota (1)
• Keystone (1)
• Kingsley (1)
• Knoxville (2)
• 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)
• 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 (2)
• Nevada (2)
• New Hampton (2)
• New London (1)
• Newton (5)
• Nora Springs (1)
• North English (1)
• Northwood (1)
• Norwalk (2)
• Oakland (1)
• Odebolt (1)
• Oelwein (2)
• Ogden (1)
• Onawa (1)
• Orange City (1)
• Osage (2)
• Osceola (1)
• Oskaloosa (3)
• Ossian (1)
• Ottumwa (3)
• Panora (1)
• Pella (1)
• Perry (2)
• Pleasant Hill (1)
• Pleasant Valley (1)
• Pleasantville (1)
• Polk City (1)
• Pomeroy (1)
• Red Oak (2)
• Reinbeck (1)
• Remsen (1)
• Riceville (1)
• Rock Rapids (1)
• Rock Valley (1)
• Rockwell (1)
• Ruthven (1)
• Sac City (1)
• Saint Ansgar (1)
• Sanborn (1)
• Sergeant Bluff (2)
• Sheffield (1)
• Sheldon (1)
• Shell Rock (1)
• Shenandoah (2)
• Sibley (2)
• 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)
• Tabor (1)
• Tama (1)
• Tipton (1)
• Titonka (1)
• Toledo (1)
• Traer (1)
• Tripoli (1)
• Urbandale (3)
• Villisca (1)
• Vinton (2)
• 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 (5)
• West Liberty (1)
• West Point (1)
• West Union (1)
• Wheatland (1)
• Whiting (1)
• Williamsburg (1)
• Wilton (1)
• Winfield (1)
• Winterset (1)
• Woodbine (1)
• Zearing (1)

Questions about Iowa nursing homes

How many nursing homes are in Iowa?

387 nursing homes in Iowa are certified by Medicare, Medicaid or both, in 248 cities. 383 of them accept Medicaid.

How are Iowa nursing homes rated?

The average CMS overall rating in Iowa is 3.1 stars, against 3.1 nationally. 100 homes are rated 5 stars.

How much nursing staff do Iowa nursing homes have?

The median Iowa home reports 3.76 hours of nursing care per resident per day, counting registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides. The national median is 3.72 hours.

How many Iowa nursing homes have been fined?

144 (37%) were fined by CMS in the last three years. Each home's page lists its fines and inspection citations.

Nearby states

• Illinois nursing homes (664)
• Minnesota nursing homes (337)
• Missouri nursing homes (486)
• Nebraska nursing homes (180)
• South Dakota nursing homes (96)
• Wisconsin nursing homes (323)

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home provider information, health inspections and penalties, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.