Nursing homes in Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa has 3 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 221 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.7 of 5 (the Iowa average is 3.1), and 2 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 4.58 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 0 of the 3.
Homes whose CMS address is in Iowa City. They are in Johnson County.
- Nursing homes
- 3
- Certified beds
- 221
- Average overall rating
- 3.7
- Certified beds in use
- 71.8%
All 3 homes
- 5 of 5 Briarwood Healthcare Center 62beds 84.2%in use 3.88nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Oaknoll Retirement Residence 70beds 81.6%in use 5.28nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Iowa City Rehab & Health Care 89beds 49.7%in use –nurse 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 Iowa City, Iowa?
CMS lists 3 certified nursing homes in Iowa City, with 221 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Iowa City have a 5-star overall rating?
2 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Briarwood Healthcare Center, Oaknoll Retirement Residence.
How full are nursing homes in Iowa City?
On an average day about 71.8% of certified beds are in use across homes in Iowa City. 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 cities and counties in Iowa