Friendship Village Retirement
Nursing home in Waterloo, Iowa, CMS certification number 165081
600 Park Lane, Waterloo, IA 50702 · Black Hawk County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 72
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Friendship Village Retirement take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Friendship Village Retirement 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Friendship Village Retirement reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Nursing staff turnover
- 22.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 15.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 17, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 9, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Friendship Village Retirement in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 62.6 residents live here, about 87% of its 72 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 72
- Average residents per day
- 62.6
- Certified since
- August 15, 1968
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Friendship Village Retirement
- Legal business name
- Friendship Village Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Friendship Village Retirement
- Ravenwood Specialty Care2651 St Francis Drive, Waterloo 50702
- Harmony Waterloo201 West Ridgeway Avenue, Waterloo 50701
- Harmony House Health Care Center2950 West Shaulis Road, Waterloo 50701
- Northcrest Specialty Care2001Health Street, Waterloo 50703
- Pinnacle Specialty Care1223 Prairieview Road, Cedar Falls 50613
See also all nursing homes in Waterloo.
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, the 6 in Waterloo, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Friendship Village Retirement, 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 Friendship Village Retirement
What is the CMS star rating of Friendship Village Retirement?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Friendship Village Retirement accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Friendship Village Retirement?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Friendship Village Retirement?
Friendship Village Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.