Heritage Specialty Care
Nursing home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, CMS certification number 165310
200 Clive Drive SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 · Linn County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 171
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 28, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $14,365 (1)
Does Heritage Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Heritage 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Heritage 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
- 0.63
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.38
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.55
- Weekend total hours
- 3.21
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 28, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 22, 2025, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Heritage Specialty Care 1 time in the past 3 years, for $14,365 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 124.6 residents live here, about 73% of its 171 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 171
- Average residents per day
- 124.6
- Certified since
- February 1, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Heritage Specialty Care
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Care Initiatives, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Heritage Specialty Care
- West Ridge Care Center3131 F Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids 52405
- Meth-Wick Health Center1625 Brendelwood Drive, Cedar Rapids 52405
- The Gardens Of Cedar Rapids5710 Dean Road SW, Cedar Rapids 52404
- Living Center West1050 4th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids 52403
- Harmony Cedar Rapids1940 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids 52402
See also all nursing homes in Cedar Rapids.
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 10 in Cedar Rapids, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Heritage 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 Heritage Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Heritage Specialty Care?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Heritage Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Heritage Specialty Care?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Heritage Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.