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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Harmony Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, IowaMedicare inspection record
(319) 364-5151

About Harmony Cedar Rapids

Harmony Cedar Rapids provides compassionate skilled nursing and rehabilitation care for Iowa families navigating recovery and healing. Our Cedar Rapids team combines medical expertise with genuine attention to each person's progress, helping residents regain strength and independence during life's most challenging transitions.

Community at a glance

Capacity

96 residents

Location

Cedar Rapids, IA

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

1940 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402

(319) 364-5151

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 March 3, 2026, state inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 42 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Iowa average.

Medicare fined Harmony Cedar Rapids once in the last three years, $10,509 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 42 minutes
Registered nurse time per resident, per day32 minutesBelow the Iowa average
Nursing staff who left in the past year74%Above the Iowa average

1 administrator has left the home in the past year.

Inspections

24 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

April 21, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected May 15, 2026

March 3, 2026 · Standard inspection · 9 citations

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Mar 24, 2026
  • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 24, 2026
  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 24, 2026
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 24, 2026
  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 24, 2026
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 24, 2026
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 24, 2026
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 24, 2026
  • 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 CareCorrected Mar 24, 2026
December 23, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed before the inspection
January 15, 2025 · Standard inspection · 4 citations+
  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 31, 2025
January 15, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 31, 2025
November 7, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 4 citations+
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 1, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 1, 2024
  • 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 Dec 1, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 1, 2024
June 12, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 13, 2024
  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 13, 2024
March 28, 2024 · Standard inspection · 2 citations+
  • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Apr 11, 2024
  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 11, 2024

Fines and payment denials

1 fine totaling $10,509 in the last three years.

  • December 23, 2025Fine: $10,509

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Legal business name
Cedar Rapids Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
Medicare-certified beds
96
Average residents per day
78
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
January 1, 1967
Part of a chain
Legacy Healthcare, 95 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
165017

Location

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1940 First Avenue NECedar Rapids, IA 52402

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Questions about Harmony Cedar Rapids

How did Harmony Cedar Rapids do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on March 3, 2026 and cited 11 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Iowa average is 6.5.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Harmony Cedar Rapids?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 42 minutes with each resident per day, including 32 minutes from registered nurses. 74% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Harmony Cedar Rapids been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Harmony Cedar Rapids once in the last three years, totaling $10,509.

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.

Senior living in Cedar Rapids Skilled Nursing in Iowa Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026