Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake
Nursing home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, CMS certification number 165528
1912 Zenith Avenue, Spirit Lake, IA 51360 · Dickinson County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 2, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $34,567 (1)
Does Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake 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
- 3.58
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.58
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.68
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.32
- Weekend total hours
- 3.07
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 54.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 2, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 22, 2024, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake 1 time in the past 3 years, for $34,567 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 70.8 residents live here, about 89% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 70.8
- Certified since
- April 22, 2004
Who owns Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake
- Legal business name
- Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 44 homes nationally under Accura Healthcare, 2.7-star chain average
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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 Spirit Lake, 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 Spirit Lake
What is the CMS star rating of Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake?
Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.