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Nursing home fines in Iowa

140 nursing homes of 387 with fine data in Iowa were fined at least once by federal regulators in the last three years, totalling $7,486,404. The median fined home was fined $28,916.

CMS data as of August 1, 2026. Nursing homes only; assisted living is not covered by Medicare ratings.

Largest total fines in Iowa

Fines follow federal enforcement actions after inspections. A fine records a past violation and is not proof of the home's care today. Ask what was corrected.

Nursing homeCityFinesTotal finedPayment denials
Pine acres rehabilitation and care centerWesT des moines3$478,8351
Royal oaks nursIng and rehabilitation centerUrbandale4$434,8252
BisHop drumm retirement centerJohnsTon4$258,1773
Lutheran living sEnior campusMusCatine3$253,8861
Greater sOuthsIde health and rehabilitationDes moines5$252,9631
CresTview sPecialty careWesT branch3$216,0610
WesTwood sPecialty careSioux city2$181,0861
Fort dodge health and rehabilitationFort dodge2$166,0430
Chapters living of council bluffsCouncil bluffs1$163,8001
Trinity center at luther parkDes moines1$162,2050
Ivy at davenportDavenport4$146,8742
Garden view care centerShenandoah2$137,8351
HarvesT acres nursIng and rehabKeota1$136,5000
Newaldaya lifesCapesCedar falls1$132,0740
HillcresT health care centerHawarden3$130,3051
RidgecresT villageDavenport3$118,8861
PresTige care center of fairfieldFairfield3$106,7511
Good sAmaritan - holsTeinHolsTein1$99,1030
Harmony waterlooWaterloo1$95,4400
The highlandsDecorah2$93,8391

Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information (number and total dollars of fines, last three years). A ranking is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. Always check the current Medicare record and visit in person.