Nursing homes in Black Hawk County, Iowa
Black Hawk County, Iowa has 12 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,059 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 2.5 of 5 (the Iowa average is 3.1), and 4 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.33 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 5 of the 12.
- Nursing homes
- 12
- Certified beds
- 1,059
- Average overall rating
- 2.5
- Certified beds in use
- 88.3%
All 12 homes
- 5 of 5 Friendship Village Retirement 72beds 91.3%in use 4.78nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Martin Health Center, INC 50beds 91.8%in use 4.21nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 The Suites at Western Home Communities 72beds 95.7%in use 4.56nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Laporte City Specialty Care 46beds 97.4%in use 3.24nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Newaldaya Lifescapes 112beds 90.8%in use 4.52nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Northcrest Specialty Care 94beds 91.7%in use 3.29nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Pinnacle Specialty Care 100beds 96.1%in use 3.31nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Cedar Falls Health Care Center 70beds 62.4%in use 2.72nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Harmony House Health Care Center 65beds 66.2%in use 3.84nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Harmony Waterloo 88beds 84.7%in use 3.24nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Pillar of Cedar Valley 114beds 116.8%in use 2.92nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Ravenwood Specialty Care 176beds 74.4%in use 3.35nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Black Hawk County, Iowa?
CMS lists 12 certified nursing homes in Black Hawk County, with 1,059 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Black Hawk County have a 5-star overall rating?
3 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Friendship Village Retirement, Martin Health Center, INC, The Suites at Western Home Communities.
How full are nursing homes in Black Hawk County?
On an average day about 88.3% of certified beds are in use across homes in Black Hawk County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in Iowa