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Maquoketa Care Center

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

1202 German Street · Maquoketa, IA 52060 · 46 beds
Phone: 5636525195
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility raises serious safety concerns and ranks well below its peers.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs an abuse finding on record. 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 4 to 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare overall rating declined from 4 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 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare health-inspection rating declined from 4 of 5 stars to 2. 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.

Federal abuse indicator added to the record

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's record was marked with the federal abuse indicator, which CMS applies to nursing homes cited for one or more abuse-related findings during inspections.

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
★★★
3 / 5
Health Inspection
★★
2 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★
3 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Flagged for a serious abuse-related finding by inspectors.
  • 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
3of 5 stars
Better than 16% of IA homes
Health-inspection rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 20% of IA homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.42319hrs
Better than 29% of IA homes
RN hours / resident / day
1.10814hrs
Better than 91% of IA homes
RN turnover
42.9%
Better than 45% 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 Flagged, abuse finding
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

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

Staffing Hours per resident / day

1.10814
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.42319
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.10466
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

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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