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Westbrook Acres

An independent review of Westbrook Acres's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

605 Garfield Street · Gladbrook, IA 50635 · 54 beds
Phone: 6414732016
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates below average, with several concerns worth pressing on.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs consistent with an average facility. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Overall rating declined from 3 to 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare overall rating declined from 3 of 5 stars to 2. The overall rating combines health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into a single Medicare five-star score. A lower rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Health-inspection rating declined from 4 to 3 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare health-inspection rating declined from 4 of 5 stars to 3. The health-inspection rating is based on the last three years of on-site state inspections and complaint investigations. A lower rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★
2 / 5
Staffing
★★★★
4 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★
3 / 5
Quality Measures
1 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (2 of 5 stars).

How it compares vs. 389 IA nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 22% of IA homes
Staffing rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 38% of IA homes
Health-inspection rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 44% of IA homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.50926hrs
Better than 36% of IA homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.53123hrs
Better than 23% of IA homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Iowa, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

0
Fines
$0
Total fines
0
Payment denials
0
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.53123
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.50926
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.79021
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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