Overview
Accura Healthcare of Cherokee has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Iowa average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Cherokee. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 63% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 8, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,021 in the past three years.
Accura Healthcare of Cherokee is a for-profit facility with 44 certified beds, caring for about 38 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2000.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 49%
Top 48%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 8, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,021
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.97 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.59 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.83 hrs
- Nurse aides2.55 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 38
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 25, 2000
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes