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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care
Dyersville, IowaMedicare inspection record
About MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care
MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care is a non profit - corporation nursing home in Dyersville, IA with 40 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
40 residents
Location
Dyersville, IA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1111 Third Street SW, Dyersville, Iowa 52040
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 November 6, 2025, state inspectors found no health deficiencies.
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 MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care 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 | 1 hour 11 minutesAbove the Iowa average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 38%Below the Iowa average |
Inspections
6 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
November 7, 2024 · 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 Nov 25, 2024
January 10, 2024 · Standard inspection · 5 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jan 31, 2024Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jan 31, 2024Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jan 31, 2024Encode 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, 2024Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 31, 2024
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
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare-certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 28
- Accepts
- Medicaid
- First certified
- October 31, 1986
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 16E638
Location
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1111 Third Street SWDyersville, IA 52040
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Questions about MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care
How did MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on November 6, 2025 and found no health deficiencies. The Iowa average is 6.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 4 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 11 minutes from registered nurses. 38% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care 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.