68 Iowa Nursing Homes Rated As Top Performing

DES MOINES, IA — A new set of ratings places nearly 2,300 nursing homes in the United States as top care providers in the country for 2017-18. The “Nursing Home Finder,” released today by U.S. News & World Report, evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes across the country to come up with the list of homes designated as the best.

To create the “Nursing Home Finder,” U.S. News used data from Nursing Home Compare, a program run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The nursing homes were rated “poor” to “top-performing” on a scale of 1 to 5.

In Iowa, 68 care centers made the list, but only two are adult care providers in the metro area — Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines and Prairie Vista Village in Altoona. In addition, Childserve Habilitation Center in Johnston, which serves youths with developmental delays, disabilities, acquired injuries and special health care needs, was included on the list.

U.S. News says nursing home performance was evaluated over time, averaging monthly data over a year and much emphasis was placed on strong performance in medical quality measures. To receive a high U.S. News rating, homes had to provide significantly more than the required minimum of rehabilitation therapy. All rated homes accept residents covered by Medicaid, Medicare or both. (You can read more about how U.S. News rates nursing homes here.)

The Iowa nursing homes listed below were labeled as “top performing” and had overall ratings of 4.5 or greater. Unless specified, they received a top rating of 5.

1. Manorcare Health Services, Cedar Rapids
2. Oaknoll Retirement Residence, Iowa City
3. The Village, Indianola
4. Mercy Living Plus, Oelwein
5. Aase Haugen Home, Decorah
6. Good Samaritan Society, Villisca
7. Friendship Home Association, Audubon
8. Good Samaritan Society, Waukon
9. On With Life at Glenwood, Glenwood
10. Fellowship Village, Inwood
11. ABCM Rehab Centers of Independence West Campus, Independence
12. Shell Rock Senior Living, Shell Rock
13. Colonial Manor, Amana
14. Sunrise Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Winfield
15. Accura Healthcare of Stanton, Stanton
16. Rehabilitation Center of Allison, Allison
17. Dumont Wellness Center, Dumont
18. Nora Springs Care Center, Nora Springs
19. Westview Care Center, Britt
20. Lake Mills Care Center, Lake Mills
21. Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center, Mason City
22. Wheatland Manor, Wheatland
23. Rehabilitation Center of Belmond, Belmond
24. Colonial Manor of Elma, Elma
25. Elkader Care Center, Elkader
26. Heartland Care Center, Marcus
27. Sibley Specialty Care, Sibley
28. Rockwell Community Nursing Home, Rockwell
29. Pleasant View Home, Albert City
30. Accura Healthcare of Newton West, Newton
31. Blair House, Burlington
32. West Bend Health and Rehabilitation, West Bend
33. Sunny Hill Care Center, Tama
34. St. Francis Manor, Grinnell
35. Goldenrod Manor, Clarinda
36. Hawkeye Care Center, Cresco
37. Tripoli Nursing and Rehab, Tripoli
38. Hillcrest Home, Sumner
39. The Alverno Health Care Center, Clinton
40. The Vinton Lutheran Home, Vinton
41. Heritage House, Atlantic
42. Hawkeye Care Center, Dubuque
43. West Point Care Center, West Point
44. Prairie View Home, Sanborn
45. Oskaloosa Care Center, Oskaloosa
46. Scottish Rite Park, Des Moines
47. Brooklyn Community Estates, Brooklyn
48. Denver Sunset Home, Denver
49. Northridge Village, Ames
50. Childserve Habilitation Center, Johnston
51. Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown
52. Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton
53. Hegg Memorial Health Center, Rock Valley
54. Concord Care Center, Garner (4.9)
55. Community Memorial Health Center, Hartley (4.8)
56. Living Center East, Cedar Rapids (4.8)
57. Patty Elwood Center, Cresco (4.8)
58. Prairie Vista Village, Altoona (4.8)
59. Holy Spirit Retirement Home, Sioux City (4.6)
60. Living Center West, Cedar Rapids (4.6)
61. Heritage Care Center, Iowa Falls (4.6)
62. Pleasantview Home, Kalona (4.6)
63. Maquoketa Care Center, Maquoketa (4.6)
64. Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids (4.6)
65. Friendship Haven Inc., Fort Dodge (4.5)
66. New Hampton Nursing and Rehab Inc., New Hampton (4.5)
67. Park View Rehabilitation Center, Sac City (4.5)
68. Parkview Manor Care Center, Reinbeck (4.5)

The facilities that received the designation of a best U.S. News nursing home for 2017-18 represent about 15 percent of all nursing care centers, according to the publication.

Click here to see the list of all nursing homes that were rated as best by U.S. News.

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