Overview
St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. It ranks 4th of 10 nursing homes in Cedar Rapids. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 67% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 5, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. 1 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.
St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 46 certified beds, caring for about 38 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 40%
Top 16%
Top 16%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff4.03 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.16 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.38 hrs
- Nurse aides2.49 hrs
- Physical therapists0.19 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 46
- Average residents per day
- 38
- 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