Cherokee Specialty Care
Nursing home in Cherokee, Iowa, CMS certification number 165330
1011 North Roosevelt, Cherokee, IA 51012 · Cherokee County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 62
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Cherokee Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cherokee 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cherokee 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
- 3.25
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.38
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.55
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.32
- Weekend total hours
- 2.90
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 15, 2026 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 22, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Cherokee Specialty Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 47.3 residents live here, about 76% of its 62 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 62
- Average residents per day
- 47.3
- Certified since
- June 23, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cherokee 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 Cherokee Specialty Care
- Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare725 North Second Street, Cherokee 51012
- Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC921 Riverview Drive, Cherokee 51012
- Accura Healthcare of Aurelia, LLC401 West Fifth Street, Aurelia 51005
- Heartland Care Center604 East Fenton PO Box 608, Marcus 51035
- Methodist Manor Retirement Community1206 West Fourth Street, Storm Lake 50588
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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Cherokee Specialty Care?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cherokee Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cherokee Specialty Care?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cherokee Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.