Fonda Specialty Care
Nursing home in Fonda, Iowa, CMS certification number 165312
607 Queen Street, Fonda, IA 50540 · Pocahontas County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 46
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Fonda Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Fonda 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 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 Fonda 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
- 3.56
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.58
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.35
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.63
- Weekend total hours
- 3.04
- Nursing staff turnover
- 24.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 19, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 27, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Fonda Specialty Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 39.8 residents live here, about 87% of its 46 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 46
- Average residents per day
- 39.8
- Certified since
- December 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Fonda 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 Fonda 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 Fonda Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Fonda Specialty Care?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Fonda Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Fonda Specialty Care?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Fonda Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.