Bethany Life
Nursing home in Story City, Iowa, CMS certification number 165424
212 Lafayette Street, Story City, IA 50248 · Story County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 126
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 5, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- $52,329 (2)
Does Bethany Life take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bethany Life 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bethany Life 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
- 3.99
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.37
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.84
- Weekend total hours
- 3.69
- Nursing staff turnover
- 48%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 5, 2026 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 13, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Bethany Life 2 times in the past 3 years, for $52,329 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 109 residents live here, about 87% of its 126 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 126
- Average residents per day
- 109
- Certified since
- September 1, 2000
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bethany Life
- Legal business name
- Bethany Manor Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
Other nursing homes near Bethany Life
- Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC3440 Grand Avenue, Ames 50010
- Northridge Village3300 George Washington Carver Avenue, Ames 50010
- Green Hills Health Care Center2200 Hamilton Drive, Ames 50014
- Rolling Green Village Care Center100 Sixth Street, Nevada 50201
- Story Medical Senior Care710 S 19th ST, Nevada 50201
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 Bethany Life, 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 Bethany Life
What is the CMS star rating of Bethany Life?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bethany Life accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bethany Life?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bethany Life?
Bethany Manor Inc, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.