Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa
Nursing home in Ottumwa, Iowa, CMS certification number 165549
Three Pennsylvania Place, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · Wapello County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 25, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.89
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.67
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.46
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.76
- Weekend total hours
- 3.26
- Nursing staff turnover
- 24.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 12.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 25, 2025 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 12, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 53.8 residents live here, about 90% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 53.8
- Certified since
- August 1, 2004
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
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- Ridgewood Specialty Care1977 Albia Road, Ottumwa 52501
- Good Samaritan - Ottumwa2035 Chester Avenue, Ottumwa 52501
- Bloomfield Care Center800 North Davis Street, Bloomfield 52537
- Oakwood Specialty Care200 16th Avenue East, Albia 52531
- Crystal Heights Care Center1514 High Avenue West, Oskaloosa 52577
Who inspects nursing homes in Iowa
Iowa's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Iowa, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa
What is the CMS star rating of Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.