Overview
Southern Hills Specialty Care 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 Osceola. It scores 3 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 81% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 21, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $36,865 in the past three years.
Southern Hills Specialty Care is a nonprofit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 85 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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 47%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $36,865
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.55 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.67 hrs
- Nurse aides2.12 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 85
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 9, 1996
- 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