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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Meth-Wick Health Center
Cedar Rapids, IowaMedicare inspection record
About Meth-Wick Health Center
Meth-Wick Health Center is a non profit - other nursing home in Cedar Rapids, IA with 69 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
69 residents
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1625 Brendelwood Drive, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405
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 17, 2025, state inspectors found no health deficiencies.
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 55 minutes with each resident a day, above the Iowa average of 3 hours 49 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Meth-Wick Health Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 55 minutesAbove the Iowa average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 1 minuteAbove the Iowa average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 41%Below the Iowa average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
2 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
October 26, 2023 · Standard inspection · 2 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 Oct 27, 2023Develop 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 Oct 27, 2023
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Legal business name
- Meth Wick Community
- Medicare-certified beds
- 69
- Average residents per day
- 57
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- July 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
- 165542
Location
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1625 Brendelwood DriveCedar Rapids, IA 52405
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Questions about Meth-Wick Health Center
How did Meth-Wick Health Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on July 17, 2025 and found no health deficiencies. The Iowa average is 6.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Meth-Wick Health Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 55 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 1 minute from registered nurses. 41% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Meth-Wick Health Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Meth-Wick Health Center 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.