Heartland Care Center
Nursing home in Marcus, Iowa, CMS certification number 165397
604 East Fenton PO Box 608, Marcus, IA 51035 · Cherokee County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 38
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 7, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Heartland Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Heartland 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Heartland 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
- 4.45
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.53
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.64
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.28
- Weekend total hours
- 3.64
- Nursing staff turnover
- 28.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 7, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 10, 2025, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Heartland Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 26.7 residents live here, about 70% of its 38 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 38
- Average residents per day
- 26.7
- Certified since
- August 1, 1998
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Heartland Care Center
- Legal business name
- Heartland Care Center Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Heartland Care Center
- Happy Siesta Health Care Center423 Roosevelt St, Remsen 51050
- Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare725 North Second Street, Cherokee 51012
- Cherokee Specialty Care1011 North Roosevelt, Cherokee 51012
- Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC921 Riverview Drive, Cherokee 51012
- Good Samaritan - Lemars1140 Lincoln Street NE, Le Mars 51031
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 Heartland 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 Heartland Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Heartland Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Heartland Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Heartland Care Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Heartland Care Center?
Heartland Care Center Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.