Overview
Gracewell, an Eventide Community has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. Among the 2 nursing homes in Denison, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 53% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 28, 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.
Gracewell, an Eventide Community is a nonprofit facility with 84 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 28, 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 staff3.70 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.87 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.50 hrs
- Nurse aides2.34 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 2004
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes