Nursing Homes in Iowa
390 nursing homes in Iowa — 390 independently graded on public safety, staffing and enforcement records. No facility pays for placement.
How these grades work. Every grade is computed from a fixed public rubric — safety inspections, staffing, clinical outcomes, enforcement actions and financial stability — using government data. No facility can pay to change its grade or placement. Providers with under 30% rubric coverage are shown as "Listed" with no letter grade rather than pretending thin data is comparable. Read the full methodology.
What this costs. A nursing-home bed in Iowa runs a median $305/day semi-private · $330/day private — national: $315 · $355. Medicare covers only short rehab stays (up to 100 days); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. In the tables below, the Price column ($–$$$$$) ranks each facility's reported charges from its own federal cost report, lowest to highest fifth within Iowa. Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
Top-graded nursing homes in Iowa
| Facility | City | Grade | Price | Rubric coverage | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On With Life | Ankeny | A | $$$$$ | 55% | 28 |
| Iowa Veterans Home | Marshalltown | A | — | 75% | 702 |
| St Francis Manor | Grinnell | A | $$$$ | 75% | 78 |
| Chautauqua Guest Home #3 | Charles City | A | $ | 75% | 57 |
| Prairie View Home | Sanborn | A | $$$ | 75% | 55 |
| Bethany Home | Dubuque | A | $ | 75% | 66 |
| Creekside | Grundy Center | A | $$$ | 75% | 55 |
| Good Samaritan - Saint Ansgar | Saint Ansgar | A | $$ | 75% | 42 |
| On With Life Long Term Care | Polk City | A | — | 75% | 40 |
| Meth-Wick Health Center | Cedar Rapids | A | $$$$$ | 75% | 69 |
| Gracewell, An Eventide Community | Denison | A | $ | 75% | 84 |
| Wilton Retirement Community | Wilton | A | $$$$ | 75% | 34 |
| Kanawha Community Home, Inc. | Kanawha | A | $ | 75% | 26 |
| St Luke'S Regional Medical Center Snf | Sioux City | A | — | 55% | 20 |
| Westview Of Indianola Care Center | Indianola | A | $$$$ | 75% | 71 |
| Mercyone Dyersville Senior Care | Dyersville | A | — | 75% | 40 |
| Deerfield Health Care Center | Urbandale | A | $$$$$ | 75% | 30 |
| Evans Senior Living Community | Cresco | A | $$$$ | 75% | 43 |
| Oaknoll Retirement Residence | Iowa City | A | $$$$$ | 75% | 70 |
| Parkview Home | Wayland | A | $$ | 75% | 34 |
| Sunrise Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Winfield | A | $$ | 75% | 46 |
| Timely Mission Nursing Home | Buffalo Center | A | $ | 75% | 42 |
| Story Medical Senior Care | Nevada | A | — | 75% | 60 |
| Lamoni Specialty Care | Lamoni | A | $$$$$ | 75% | 43 |
| Childserve Habilitation Center | Johnston | A | — | 75% | 74 |
| English Valley Nursing Care Center | North English | A | $ | 75% | 44 |
| Briarwood Healthcare Center | Iowa City | A | $$$$ | 75% | 62 |
| Brooklyn Community Estates | Brooklyn | A | $$$ | 75% | 50 |
| Lone Tree Health Care Center Inc | Lone Tree | A- | $ | 75% | 44 |
| United Presbyterian Home | Washington | A- | $ | 75% | 59 |
| West Ridge Care Center | Cedar Rapids | A- | $$$$$ | 75% | 60 |
| Colonial Manor Of Amana | Amana | A- | $$ | 75% | 50 |
| Mill Valley Care Center | Bellevue | A- | $$$$ | 75% | 46 |
| Fieldstone Of Dewitt | De Witt | A- | $$$$ | 75% | 70 |
| Eldora Specialty Care | Eldora | A- | $$$$ | 75% | 46 |
| Park Place | Mount Pleasant | A- | — | 75% | 49 |
| Mayflower Home | Grinnell | A- | — | 75% | 40 |
| Ennoble Nursing And Rehab | Dubuque | A- | $$ | 75% | 85 |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence | A- | — | 75% | 39 |
| Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, Llc | Vinton | A- | — | 75% | 40 |
| Mount Carmel Bluffs | Dubuque | A- | $$$ | 75% | 60 |
| Chautauqua Guest Home #2 | Charles City | A- | $ | 75% | 53 |
| Fonda Specialty Care | Fonda | A- | $$$$ | 75% | 46 |
| Franklin General Hospital | Hampton | A- | — | 75% | 52 |
| Westview Care Center | Britt | A- | $$ | 75% | 67 |
| Pleasantview Home | Kalona | A- | $ | 75% | 70 |
| Accura Healthcare Of Cascade Llc | Cascade | A- | $$$ | 75% | 46 |
| Marian Home | Fort Dodge | A- | $$$ | 75% | 90 |
| Keystone Nursing Care Center Inc | Keystone | A- | $ | 75% | 55 |
| Friendship Village Retirement | Waterloo | A- | $ | 75% | 72 |