Overview
Wapello Specialty Care has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Wapello. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 83% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 20, 2025, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Iowa nursing homes have been fined.
Wapello Specialty Care is a nonprofit facility with 49 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
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 5%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 20, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff3.27 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.93 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.25 hrs
- Nurse aides2.08 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 49
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 3, 2002
- 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