Estherville Community Care Center
Nursing home in Estherville, Iowa, CMS certification number 165523
2001 First Avenue North, Estherville, IA 51334 · Emmet County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 46
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 25, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- $18,900 (1)
Does Estherville Community Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Estherville Community Care 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Estherville Community Care 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
- 3.36
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.49
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.95
- Weekend total hours
- 2.91
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 16.7%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 25, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 12, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Estherville Community Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $18,900 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 38.5 residents live here, about 84% of its 46 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 46
- Average residents per day
- 38.5
- Certified since
- February 1, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Estherville Community Care Center
- Legal business name
- Estherville Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Ownership changed in the past year
- Yes
Other nursing homes near Estherville Community Care Center
- Good Samaritan - Estherville1646 Fifth Avenue North, Estherville 51334
- Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake1912 Zenith Avenue, Spirit Lake 51360
- Valley Vue Care Center108 Second Ave, Armstrong 50514
- Accura Healthcare of Milford1600 13th Street, Milford 51351
- Ruthven Community Care Center2701 Mitchell Street Box 0, Ruthven 51358
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 Estherville Community Care 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 Estherville Community Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Estherville Community Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Estherville Community Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Estherville Community Care Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Estherville Community Care Center?
Estherville Opco LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.