Page 5 of Best Nursing Homes in Iowa

Overview of Marian Home

Marian Home provides independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing in Fort Dodge, IA. Independent living offers a private living arrangement without daily care, while assisted living provides help with everyday tasks. Skilled nursing provides ongoing nursing care for residents with clinical needs, and the combination of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to another community.

Marian Home opened in 1960 and has 90 beds. Independent living, assisted living, and nursing care units are available, along with rehabilitation services and short term rehabilitation for residents focused on recovery. Total nurse staffing is 5 hours and 1 minute per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated per resident.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Medicare can help cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid may assist when savings do not cover a long stay, and private pay means using personal funds. Tracy Trotter serves as the administrator.

Therapy services, a beauty shop, community living areas, social programs, group activities, transportation for residents, and daily church services are available. A Walk Score of 62 places the area in the somewhat walkable range, so some errands can be completed on foot and a resident who no longer drives may be able to handle certain nearby trips independently. These services and care options may suit someone who wants access to therapy, social activities, worship, and support with transportation while living in one community.

Denver Sunset Home is a nursing home and skilled nursing facility in Denver, IA. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, so residents who need ongoing clinical support can receive it within the community. The home opened in 1965 and has 31 beds, creating a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know one another.

Starting rates are $9,750 for a semi-private room, $10,200 for a private room, and $10,650 for a super-single room, giving families clear accommodation costs to compare. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted. Medicaid can help support a longer stay when savings may not cover it, while Medicare applies to short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence, and private pay allows care to be funded directly.

Total nurse staffing is 4 hours 37 minutes per resident per day, representing the nursing time allocated to each resident across a day. Rehabilitation services are available, so residents can receive therapy within the community rather than arranging care elsewhere. Sunday church services provide access to religious worship, and pets are allowed for residents who want to keep a pet with them. Blair Boynton serves as administrator, and Denver Sunset Home may be a good fit for someone who prefers a smaller skilled nursing community.

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$9,750/Month Pricing updated on February 28th, 2026

Overview of Corydon Specialty Care

Corydon Specialty Care operates a 71-bed community in Corydon, Iowa, offering long-term nursing home care alongside skilled nursing services. Short-term rehabilitation therapy is available for individuals requiring targeted physical recovery following medical procedures or hospital stays.

Under the leadership of administrator Lucia Crellin, the facility logs an average of 4 hours and 13 minutes of daily nurse staffing per resident. Care costs can be covered through several accepted options, including Medicare for post-acute rehabilitation, Medicaid benefits, and direct private payment.

Prospective residents wanting more information on care plans or bed availability can contact Corydon Specialty Care to arrange a tour or consult with admissions staff.

Overview of Meth Wick Community

Meth Wick Community is a place where life is brimming with vivid and authentic experiences. This not-for-profit community offers a range of senior living options including independent living, Independence Plus, assisted living, memory care, and nursing care. The 68-acre wooded campus has been providing care since 1961. This home also places an emphasis on wellness, offering classes to help residents maintain their physical, mental, and emotional health. 

They house bariatric specialty suits to provide additional support for those who need it. Transportation services make it easy to get around, and the 14,000 square foot social hub is the perfect place to gather with friends and neighbors. The social hub features a library, fitness room, doctor’s office, and more. Residents can even join book clubs and bus trips and stay connected with donors and the community’s needs through the Legacy newsletter. Moreover, the facility is equipped with a Wick Endowment Fund to assist residents who have exhausted their resources. They strongly prioritize security and comfort, providing both total independence and total care in one place.

Offering skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, Nora Springs Care Center is a 50-bed community in Nora Springs, Iowa. Residents have access to nursing services with licensed nurses on-site. Short-term rehabilitation is also available for those recovering after an illness, injury, or hospital stay.

Additionally, the Rehab to Home program connects rehabilitation with a return home, while outpatient therapy allows someone to continue therapy without an overnight rehabilitation stay, giving residents options during a stay and after leaving inpatient rehabilitation.

Occupancy is at 88.2%, with a total nurse staffing of 3 hours and 26 minutes per resident each day. Furthermore, Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, covering public programs for eligible residents as well as direct payment by families.

A private family gathering space gives residents and visitors a designated place to meet on-site. Meanwhile, a Walk Score of 33 places the area in a car-dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a transportation service.

Overview of Friendship Home Association

Five care types share the roof at Friendship Home Association in Audubon, IA. They are skilled nursing, nursing home care, memory care, hospice care, and palliative care.

A list that long only works with somebody licensed present for all of it, and staff are there around the clock. Memory care is a secured setting with supervision for a resident at risk of wandering; the secured half is the architecture, while the supervised half is the staff. Palliative care runs while treatment continues; hospice starts after treatment is stopped.

The home counts 46 beds, and the smaller-sized community suits those who want an environment where staff and residents know each other. The range also suits nursing support with memory care or the comfort-focused end of it.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are all accepted, so the payer question will have an answer one way or another most of the time. Nursing time for one resident across a day arrives at 5 hours and 10 minutes.

A Walk Score of 52 is somewhat walkable, so a visit can be just a stop-in, or it can be a built afternoon depending on where the plan to go is. The administrator of record is Rae Ann Tucker.

Overview of United Presbyterian Home

Independent living, home care, assisted living, hospice care, skilled nursing, respite care and nursing home care are all run by United Presbyterian Home in Washington, IA. Needs that change across years can be met here, and respite covers a family caregiver wanting a short stay arranged during travel or recovery.

Nurses licensed and on duty at all hours apply to the nursing end of a campus that otherwise runs on apartments. Assisted living helps with medication, bathing, and dressing while the apartment stays the resident’s. Independent living is private living with community services and nothing daily attached.

Home care carries support into somebody’s own house, and hospice care handles end-of-life support. Fifty-five beds make up the count. Each resident draws 5h 32m of nursing daily.

Private pay is the accepted route, and Kara Williams is the administrator. Salon and spa services are named, and the rehabilitation programs take in speech, physical, and occupational therapy.

The area scores 81 for walking, which is very walkable. Most errands can be done on foot, which leaves a non-driving resident able to get out alone.

Aplington, IA, is home to Maple Manor Village, which runs assisted living, nursing home care, skilled nursing, hospice care, and respite care. Assisted living is where the daily tasks get help. Skilled nursing names the tier a resident reaches when nursing itself becomes the daily requirement.

Hospice care is the comfort work at the end of a life. Respite care is booked for the temporary relief of whoever usually does the caring.

Thirty-six beds make this a small building, offered as private or semi-private rooms, so a resident either has the room to themselves or shares it. Per resident per day, 3 hours and 41 minutes of nursing is what the staffing shows. At that size, staff and residents get to know one another.

Rehab-To-Home and short-term rehabilitation are both named, for the stay that is meant to end at the resident’s own front door. A Salon is on the amenity list, and walking paths cross the property. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay all go toward the bill, and Jordan Kampman is the administrator.

A resident whose needs shift finds the next level on the same list, and a family needing a few weeks of respite or rehab finds that here as well.

Deerfield Health Care Center is a skilled nursing facility located in Urbandale, IA, south of Deer Ridge Park. This is a 30-bed Medicare and Medicaid certified facility providing skilled nursing services and rehabilitation, both for their long-term, and short-term patients. Other services they provide to their residents are post acute-care for patients who had recent surgery for accidents, or treatments for a disease or illness.

However small, the residents and patients of this nursing facility are able to enjoy their amenities such as; housekeeping services, medication management, meal preparation and restaurant style dining experience, grooming services, and community sponsored activities designed to help boost the residents’ physical and cognitive health.

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Starting Price $3,911/Month Pricing updated on October 8th, 2026

Overview of Creekside

Creekside delivers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing care in Grundy Center, Iowa. Independent units offer maintenance-free housing for active seniors, while assisted living apartments provide daily help with medication, dressing, and hygiene. Memory care areas feature secured surroundings to manage wandering risks, and nursing services offer continuous medical oversight.

Administrator Scott Kramer oversees the 40-bed community, which averages 4 hours and 41 minutes of direct daily nursing care per resident. Located in a neighborhood with a 63 walk score, the area enables residents to run select local errands on foot. Accepted payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and direct private pay.

Prospective residents seeking a long-term community that can accommodate changing health needs can contact Creekside to check room availability, discuss financial arrangements, or arrange a tour to view the area.