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Belle Plaine Specialty Care brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Iowa families navigating recovery and ongoing medical care. Our Belle Plaine team provides compassionate support during transitions, combining clinical expertise with personalized attention to help residents regain strength and independence.
Capacity
46 residents
Location
Belle Plaine, IA
Status
Listed in a public registry
1505 Sunset Drive, Belle Plaine, Iowa 52208
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 28, 2025, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 1 minute with each resident a day, below the Iowa average of 3 hours 49 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Belle Plaine Specialty Care in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 1 minuteBelow the Iowa average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 47 minutesAbove the Iowa average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 55%Above the Iowa average |
16 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
January 21, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
August 28, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
1505 Sunset DriveBelle Plaine, IA 52208
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State inspectors visited on August 28, 2025 and cited 2 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Iowa average is 6.5.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 1 minute with each resident per day, including 47 minutes from registered nurses. 55% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Belle Plaine Specialty Care in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.