Chariton Specialty Care
Nursing home in Chariton, Iowa, CMS certification number 165305
1214 North Seventh Street, Chariton, IA 50049 · Lucas County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Chariton Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Chariton 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Chariton 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
- 3.43
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.12
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.26
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.05
- Weekend total hours
- 3.05
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 62.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 14, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 30, 2025, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Chariton Specialty Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 36.9 residents live here, about 62% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 36.9
- Certified since
- December 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Chariton Specialty Care
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Care Initiatives, 3-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 Chariton 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 Chariton Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Chariton Specialty Care?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Chariton Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Chariton Specialty Care?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Chariton Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.