Overview
Hiawatha Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Iowa average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Hiawatha. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 100% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 2, 2026, found 4 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.
Hiawatha Care Center is a for-profit facility with 109 certified beds, caring for about 101 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
- April 2, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- 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 staff2.70 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.43 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.40 hrs
- Nurse aides1.87 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 109
- Average residents per day
- 101
- 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