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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Hillcrest Home

(563) 578-8591

About Hillcrest Home

Hillcrest Home is a non profit - corporation nursing home in Sumner, IA with 61 certified beds.

Community at a glance

Capacity

61 residents

Location

Sumner, IA

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

915 West First Street, Sumner, Iowa 50674

(563) 578-8591

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 July 2, 2026, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 26 minutes with each resident a day, above the Iowa average of 3 hours 49 minutes.

Medicare has not fined Hillcrest Home in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day4 hours 26 minutesAbove the Iowa average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day35 minutesBelow the Iowa average
Nursing staff who left in the past year29%Below the Iowa average

Inspections

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

July 2, 2026 · Standard inspection · 8 citations

  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 6, 2026
  • Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 3, 2026
  • 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 few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 6, 2026
  • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 3, 2026
  • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 3, 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 Jul 6, 2026
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 3, 2026
  • Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 3, 2026

May 15, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation

  • Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 19, 2025
February 27, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 4 citations+
  • 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 complaintCorrected Mar 11, 2025
  • Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 28, 2025
  • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 11, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 28, 2025
June 20, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 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 PlanningCorrected Jul 8, 2024
  • Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jul 8, 2024
  • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)AdministrationCorrected Jul 8, 2024
May 30, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • 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 Jun 4, 2024
  • 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 4, 2024
April 25, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 4, 2024

Fines and payment denials

1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.

  • April 25, 2024Payment denial, 14 days

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Legal business name
Hillcrest Home, Inc.
Medicare-certified beds
61
Average residents per day
47
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
November 4, 2003
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
165502

Location

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915 West First StreetSumner, IA 50674

4 other communities within 10 miles

Senior living near Sumner

Questions about Hillcrest Home

How did Hillcrest Home do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on July 2, 2026 and cited 8 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Iowa average is 6.5.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Hillcrest Home?+

Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 26 minutes with each resident per day, including 35 minutes from registered nurses. 29% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Hillcrest Home been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against Hillcrest Home 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.

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