Overview
Elkader Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Elkader. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 80% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 18, 2025, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Iowa nursing homes have been fined.
Elkader Care Center is a for-profit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 24 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1998.
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 38%
Top 36%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 18, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.37 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.03 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.39 hrs
- Nurse aides1.95 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 24
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 1998
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes