Nursing homes in Buchanan County, Iowa
Buchanan County, Iowa has 2 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 109 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 4.0 of 5 (the Iowa average is 3.1), and 1 home has 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.68 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 2 of the 2.
- Nursing homes
- 2
- Certified beds
- 109
- Average overall rating
- 4.0
- Certified beds in use
- 82.0%
All 2 homes
- 5 of 5 Buchanan County Health Center 39beds 88.5%in use 4.19nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Rehabilitation Centers of Independence West Campus 70beds 75.4%in use 3.18nurse 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 Buchanan County, Iowa?
CMS lists 2 certified nursing homes in Buchanan County, with 109 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Buchanan County have a 5-star overall rating?
1 home has a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Buchanan County Health Center.
How full are nursing homes in Buchanan County?
On an average day about 82.0% of certified beds are in use across homes in Buchanan 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