Briarwood Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Iowa City, Iowa, CMS certification number 165172
605 Greenwood Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246 · Johnson County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 62
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Briarwood Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Briarwood Healthcare Center 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Briarwood Healthcare Center 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
- 3.82
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.53
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.81
- Weekend total hours
- 3.43
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 3, 2025 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 10, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Briarwood Healthcare Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 53.2 residents live here, about 86% of its 62 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 62
- Average residents per day
- 53.2
- Certified since
- July 6, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Briarwood Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Briarwood Management Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Briarwood Healthcare Center
- Oaknoll Retirement Residence1 Oaknoll Ct, Iowa City 52240
- Iowa City Rehab & Health Care3661 Rochester Avenue, Iowa City 52245
- Lantern Park Specialty Care2200 Oakdale Road, Coralville 52241
- Windmill Manor2332 Liberty Drive, Coralville 52241
- Crestview Specialty Care451 West Orange Street, West Branch 52358
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 Briarwood Healthcare Center, 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 Briarwood Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Briarwood Healthcare Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Briarwood Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Briarwood Healthcare Center?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Briarwood Healthcare Center?
Briarwood Management Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.