Senior care records in Iowa
Who inspects care here, and what do the numbers mean?
Nursing homes in Iowa are certified by Medicare, which inspects them, investigates complaints and grades every finding from A to L — from paperwork at one end to immediate jeopardy, meaning a resident was put in danger, at the other. Medicare also publishes its own star rating, which we reproduce and never adjust. Coverage here is 99 counties and 388 providers.
388licensed providers
25,198licensed beds
0homes with 6 beds or fewer
385with a citation on record
One marker per county in Iowa, sized by how many providers it holdsSee the table
Counties
More counties are being added. Coverage expands only once the counties already published hold their accuracy.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Methodology · Report a correction