Grundy Care Center
Medicare-certified102 East J Avenue, Grundy Center, IA 50638
Skilled Nursing
Medicare & Medicaid certifiedSprinkler systemsSkilled nursing & rehabilitation24-hour licensed nursing
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About Creekside
Creekside in Grundy Center, Iowa provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care. Our dedicated team supports recovery and healing through personalized medical care and therapeutic services, helping residents regain independence and return home.
Community at a glance
Capacity
55 residents
Location
Grundy Center, IA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
503 Wical Way, Grundy Center, Iowa 50638
Medicare inspection record
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 December 18, 2025, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 7 minutes with each resident a day, above the Iowa average of 3 hours 49 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Creekside in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 7 minutesAbove the Iowa average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 50 minutesAbove the Iowa average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 33%Below the Iowa average |
Inspections
2 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 8, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 17, 2026
December 18, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 19, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Creekside Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 55
- Average residents per day
- 38
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- May 15, 2018
- Part of a chain
- Western Home Communities, 6 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 165623
Location
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503 Wical WayGrundy Center, IA 50638
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Questions about Creekside
How did Creekside do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on December 18, 2025 and cited 2 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Iowa average is 6.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Creekside?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 7 minutes with each resident per day, including 50 minutes from registered nurses. 33% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Creekside been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Creekside in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
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.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
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.
What is the CMS star rating?+
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.