Overview
Friendship Village Retirement 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 6 nursing homes in Waterloo. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 17, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Iowa nursing homes have been fined.
Friendship Village Retirement is a nonprofit facility with 72 certified beds, caring for about 63 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1968. 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.
Top 17%
Top 56%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 72
- Average residents per day
- 63
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 15, 1968
- 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