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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

Cedar Rapids, IowaMedicare inspection record
(319) 393-1447

About Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in Cedar Rapids, IA with 130 certified beds.

Community at a glance

Capacity

130 residents

Location

Cedar Rapids, IA

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

6420 Council Street NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402

(319) 393-1447

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

  • Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a candidate for Medicare's Special Focus Facility list, kept for homes with a history of serious quality problems.

At its most recent standard inspection, on August 14, 2025, state inspectors cited 22 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 9 minutes with each resident a day, below the Iowa average of 3 hours 49 minutes.

Medicare fined Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the last three years, $55,222 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 9 minutesBelow the Iowa average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day32 minutesBelow the Iowa average
Nursing staff who left in the past year57%Above the Iowa average

Inspections

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

July 10, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 5 citations

  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Immediate danger to residents, a pattern (level K)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
  • 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 complaintPlan to fix it accepted
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
  • 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 complaintPlan to fix it accepted

April 29, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 13, 2026
March 10, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • 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 ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 24, 2026
December 11, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 7, 2026
November 20, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • 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 Nov 21, 2025
October 21, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • 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 Oct 30, 2025
August 14, 2025 · Standard inspection · 12 citations+
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 10, 2025
  • 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 ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 10, 2025
  • 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 Sep 10, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Sep 10, 2025
  • Ensure 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 Sep 10, 2025
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 10, 2025
  • 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 Sep 10, 2025
  • Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Sep 10, 2025
  • 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 Sep 10, 2025
  • 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 Sep 10, 2025
  • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 10, 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 Sep 10, 2025
August 14, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 10, 2025
March 12, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 26, 2025
  • 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 Mar 26, 2025
September 19, 2024 · Standard inspection · 8 citations+
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 16, 2024
  • 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 Oct 16, 2024
  • 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 Oct 16, 2024
  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 16, 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 RightsCorrected Oct 16, 2024
  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 16, 2024
  • Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 16, 2024
  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 16, 2024
August 22, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 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 Aug 26, 2024
  • Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 26, 2024
July 21, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 4 citations+
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 1, 2024
  • Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 1, 2024
  • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 1, 2024
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 1, 2024
April 10, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 5 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 Apr 30, 2024
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 30, 2024
  • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 30, 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 Apr 30, 2024
  • 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 PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 30, 2024

Fines and payment denials

2 fines totaling $55,222 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.

  • July 10, 2026Fine: $16,435
  • July 21, 2024Fine: $38,787
  • July 21, 2024Payment denial, 13 days

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Legal business name
Erez Healthcare Group LLC
Medicare-certified beds
130
Average residents per day
82
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
June 1, 2008
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
165587

Location

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6420 Council Street NECedar Rapids, IA 52402

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Questions about Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

How did Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on August 14, 2025 and cited 22 health deficiencies, 14 of them from complaint investigations. The Iowa average is 6.5.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 9 minutes with each resident per day, including 32 minutes from registered nurses. 57% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the last three years, totaling $55,222.

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