Dunlap Specialty Care
Nursing home in Dunlap, Iowa, CMS certification number 165193
1403 Harrison Road, Dunlap, IA 51529 · Harrison County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 46
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 6, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $10,062 (1)
Does Dunlap Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Dunlap 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Dunlap 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
- 3.68
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.82
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.27
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.59
- Weekend total hours
- 3.22
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 12.5%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 6, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 22, 2025, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Dunlap Specialty Care 1 time in the past 3 years, for $10,062 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 30.4 residents live here, about 66% of its 46 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 46
- Average residents per day
- 30.4
- Certified since
- December 1, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Dunlap Specialty Care
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Ownership type
- Non 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 Dunlap 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 Dunlap Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Dunlap Specialty Care?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Dunlap Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Dunlap Specialty Care?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Dunlap Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.