Overview
Ravenwood Specialty Care has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Iowa average of 3.1. It ranks 5th of 6 nursing homes in Waterloo. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 71% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 17, 2025, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the Iowa average of 6.5. 10 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $48,335 in the past three years.
Ravenwood Specialty Care is a nonprofit facility with 176 certified beds, caring for about 133 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
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
- November 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 10
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $48,335
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.48 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.52 hrs
- Nurse aides2.30 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 176
- Average residents per day
- 133
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 27, 1995
- 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