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Cedar Falls Health Care Center brings together compassionate medical staff and personalized recovery programs for patients needing skilled nursing and rehabilitation in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Our team focuses on helping you regain independence through evidence-based therapies and attentive round-the-clock care.
Capacity
70 residents
Location
Cedar Falls, IA
Status
Listed in a public registry
1728 West Eighth Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613
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 January 8, 2026, state inspectors cited 17 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 2 hours 43 minutes with each resident a day, below the Iowa average of 3 hours 49 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Cedar Falls Health Care Center in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 2 hours 43 minutesBelow the Iowa average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 32 minutesBelow the Iowa average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 44% |
37 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 30, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 5 citations
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.
Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
January 8, 2026 · Standard inspection · 10 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on January 8, 2026 and cited 17 health deficiencies, 7 of them from complaint investigations. The Iowa average is 6.5.
Nurses and aides spend 2 hours 43 minutes with each resident per day, including 32 minutes from registered nurses. 44% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Cedar Falls Health Care Center 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.