Atlantic Specialty Care
Nursing home in Atlantic, Iowa, CMS certification number 165288
1300 East 19th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022 · Cass County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 90
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 9, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Atlantic Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Atlantic Specialty Care 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Atlantic Specialty Care 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
- 3.39
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.35
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.52
- Weekend total hours
- 2.91
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 44.4%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 9, 2026 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 27, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Atlantic Specialty Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 70 residents live here, about 78% of its 90 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 70
- Certified since
- August 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Atlantic Specialty Care
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Care Initiatives, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Atlantic Specialty Care
- Heritage House1200 Brookridge Circle, Atlantic 50022
- Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center1000 Hillcrest Drive, Anita 50020
- Salem Lutheran Home2027 College Avenue, Elk Horn 51531
- Exira Care Center411 South Carthage, Exira 50076
- Oakland Manor737 North Highway St., Oakland 51560
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 Atlantic Specialty Care, 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 Atlantic Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Atlantic Specialty Care?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Atlantic Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Atlantic Specialty Care?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Atlantic Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.