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Federal update · July 2026

Nursing Home Rating Changes in Iowa: July 2026 Update

In the July 2026 federal update, 88 nursing homes in Iowa changed their overall Medicare rating (50 lower, 38 higher), 2 were added to the federal Special Focus watch list, and 2 were newly flagged with the federal abuse indicator. These are factual changes in the U.S. federal (CMS) data, comparing the July 2026 release with June 2026.

50
Rating downgraded
38
Rating improved
2
Added to watch list
2
Newly abuse-flagged

Newly added to the federal watch list 2 facilities

SFF candidate
Oakland Manor
Oakland, IA
SFF candidate

The Special Focus Facility program flags nursing homes with a persistent pattern of serious quality problems.

Newly flagged with the federal abuse indicator 2

Abuse indicator added
Embassy Rehab And Care Center
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Abuse indicator added

Overall rating downgraded 50

5 → 2 ★
Brio Of Johnston, Llc
Johnston, IA
5 → 3 ★
3 → 1 ★
Newaldaya Lifescapes
Cedar Falls, IA
4 → 2 ★
3 → 1 ★
Simpson Memorial Home
West Liberty, IA
5 → 3 ★
5 → 3 ★
4 → 3 ★
4 → 3 ★
5 → 4 ★
5 → 4 ★
3 → 2 ★
4 → 3 ★
Adel Acres
Adel, IA
2 → 1 ★
3 → 2 ★
2 → 1 ★
2 → 1 ★
3 → 2 ★
4 → 3 ★
Cedar Ridge Village
West Des Moines, IA
4 → 3 ★
Centerville Specialty Care
Centerville, IA
4 → 3 ★
Clearview Home
Mount Ayr, IA
5 → 4 ★
Embassy Rehab And Care Center
Sergeant Bluff, IA
2 → 1 ★
Emmetsburg Care Center
Emmetsburg, IA
2 → 1 ★
Exira Care Center
Exira, IA
3 → 2 ★
5 → 4 ★
Fieldstone Of Dewitt
De Witt, IA
5 → 4 ★
5 → 4 ★
Golden Age Care Center
Centerville, IA
4 → 3 ★
3 → 2 ★
3 → 2 ★
4 → 3 ★
2 → 1 ★
2 → 1 ★
2 → 1 ★
3 → 2 ★
Kennybrook Village
Grimes, IA
4 → 3 ★
2 → 1 ★
Laporte City Specialty Care
La Porte City, IA
5 → 4 ★
Living Center West
Cedar Rapids, IA
3 → 2 ★
Ossian Care Center
Ossian, IA
3 → 2 ★
4 → 3 ★
Pillar Of Cedar Valley
Waterloo, IA
2 → 1 ★
4 → 3 ★
4 → 3 ★
Salem Lutheran Home
Elk Horn, IA
2 → 1 ★
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home
Strawberry Point, IA
5 → 4 ★
5 → 4 ★
4 → 3 ★
3 → 2 ★

Overall rating improved 38

2 → 4 ★
1 → 3 ★
1 → 2 ★
2 → 3 ★
Bethany Life
Story City, IA
1 → 2 ★
1 → 2 ★
Concord Care Center
Garner, IA
4 → 5 ★
3 → 4 ★
1 → 2 ★
3 → 4 ★
Glen Haven Village
Glenwood, IA
2 → 3 ★
4 → 5 ★
3 → 4 ★
2 → 3 ★
Harmony Utica Ridge
Davenport, IA
1 → 2 ★
Heritage House
Atlantic, IA
4 → 5 ★
Lakeside Lutheran Home
Emmetsburg, IA
2 → 3 ★
1 → 2 ★
Lenox Care Center
Lenox, IA
2 → 3 ★
Maple Heights
Mapleton, IA
4 → 5 ★
1 → 2 ★
3 → 4 ★
2 → 3 ★
3 → 4 ★
4 → 5 ★
3 → 4 ★
Rotary Senior Living
Eagle Grove, IA
2 → 3 ★
Savannah Heights
Mount Pleasant, IA
4 → 5 ★
1 → 2 ★
2 → 3 ★
State Center Specialty Care
State Center, IA
4 → 5 ★
The Village
Indianola, IA
4 → 5 ★
Titonka Care Center
Titonka, IA
4 → 5 ★
3 → 4 ★
2 → 3 ★
3 → 4 ★
4 → 5 ★
3 → 4 ★

Changes compare the July 2026 U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home release with the June 2026 release. The facts are CMS's; the presentation is Open Care Data's. Ratings and flags can change again in future updates. Open Care Data is not affiliated with CMS, Medicare, or any government agency. How we use this data.

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