Kanawha Community Home, INC.
Nursing home in Kanawha, Iowa, CMS certification number 165467
130 West Sixth Street, Kanawha, IA 50447 · Hancock County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 26
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 11, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Kanawha Community Home, INC. take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Kanawha Community Home 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Kanawha Community Home 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
- 4.28
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.94
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.03
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.31
- Weekend total hours
- 3.87
- Nursing staff turnover
- 36%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 11, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 17, 2024, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Kanawha Community Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 17.4 residents live here, about 67% of its 26 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 26
- Average residents per day
- 17.4
- Certified since
- August 1, 2002
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Kanawha Community Home, INC.
- Legal business name
- Kanawha Community Home, Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
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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 Kanawha Community Home, INC., 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 Kanawha Community Home
What is the CMS star rating of Kanawha Community Home, INC.?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Kanawha Community Home, INC. accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Kanawha Community Home, INC.?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Kanawha Community Home, INC.?
Kanawha Community Home, Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.