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About Marian Home
Marian Home is a non profit - church related nursing home in Fort Dodge, IA with 90 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
90 residents
Location
Fort Dodge, IA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
2400 Sixth Avenue North, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
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 June 18, 2026, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 4 minutes with each resident a day, above the Iowa average of 3 hours 49 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Marian Home in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 4 minutesAbove the Iowa average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 44 minutes |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 38%Below the Iowa average |
Inspections
3 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 18, 2026 · Standard inspection · 2 citations
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jun 25, 2026Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 25, 2026
May 16, 2024 · Standard inspection · 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 by Apr 26, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- May 16, 2024Payment denial, 2 days
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Legal business name
- Marian Home
- Medicare-certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- March 1, 2004
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 165539
Location
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2400 Sixth Avenue NorthFort Dodge, IA 50501
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Questions about Marian Home
How did Marian Home do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 18, 2026 and cited 2 health deficiencies. The Iowa average is 6.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Marian Home?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 4 minutes with each resident per day, including 44 minutes from registered nurses. 38% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Marian Home been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Marian 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.