Nursing Homes, Home Health & Hospice in Iowa
Iowa is home to 584 Medicare-certified care providers spanning 100 counties and 309 cities. Among rated providers, the average CMS overall rating is 3.2 out of 5.
Cities in Iowa
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- Calmar
- Camanche
- Carlisle
- Carroll
- Carter Lake
- Cascade
- Cascade
- Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids
- Center Point
- Centerville
- Centerville,
- Chariton
- Charles City
- Cherokee
- Clarence
- Clarinda
- Clarion
- Clarksville
- Clear Lake
- Clinton
- Clive
- Clive
- Co Bluffs
- Columbus Junction
- Conrad
- Coon Rapids
- Coralville
- Corning
- Correctionville
- Corydon
- Council Bluffs
- Cresco
- Creston
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Counties in Iowa
- Adair County (6)
- Adams County (5)
- Allamakee County (11)
- Appanoose County (14)
- Audubon County (3)
- Benton County (11)
- Black Hawk County (57)
- Boone County (9)
- Bremer County (10)
- Buchanan County (6)
- Buena Vista County (11)
- Butler County (16)
- Calhoun County (5)
- Carroll County (19)
- Cass County (7)
- Cedar County (9)
- Cerro Gordo County (28)
- Cherokee County (11)
- Chickasaw County (7)
- Clarke County (7)
- Clay County (13)
- Clayton County (19)
- Clinton County (18)
- Crawford County (9)
- Dallas County (53)
- Davis County (6)
- Decatur County (11)
- Delaware County (6)
- Des Moines County (24)
- Dickinson County (10)
- Dubuque County (48)
- Emmet County (11)
- Fayette County (20)
- Floyd County (17)
- Franklin County (10)
- Fremont County (8)
- Greene County (3)
- Grundy County (6)
- Guthrie County (8)
- Hamilton County (9)
- Hancock County (10)
- Hardin County (8)
- Harrison County (14)
- Henry County (14)
- Howard County (13)
- Humboldt County (3)
- Ida County (6)
- Iowa County (9)
- Jackson County (11)
- Jasper County (12)
- Jefferson County (14)
- Johnson County (46)
- Jones County (9)
- Keokuk County (12)
- Kossuth County (11)
- Lee County (20)
- Linn County (106)
- Louisa County (4)
- Lucas County (8)
- Lyon County (6)
Showing 60 of 100 counties.
Choosing care in Iowa
A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.
Where you can, visit each option in Iowa, ask how care plans are created and revisited, and get costs, coverage, and availability confirmed in writing. Steady staffing and open communication with families count for as much as any published rating.
Frequently asked questions
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Data sources
Data source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, the CMS NPI registry, and HUD open data. Data as of 2026-10-06.
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