Lake Mills Care Center
Nursing home in Lake Mills, Iowa, CMS certification number 165366
406 South Tenth Avenue East, Lake Mills, IA 50450 · Winnebago County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 61
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Lake Mills Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Lake Mills 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Lake Mills 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
- 3.44
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.35
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.84
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.25
- Weekend total hours
- 3.11
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 15, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 9, 2025, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Lake Mills Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 44 residents live here, about 72% of its 61 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 61
- Average residents per day
- 44
- Certified since
- October 1, 1997
Who owns Lake Mills Care Center
- Legal business name
- Lake Mills Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 96 homes nationally under Legacy Healthcare, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Lake Mills Care Center
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- Lutheran Retirement Home701 9th Street North, Northwood 50459
- Titonka Care Center312 First Avenue NW, Titonka 50480
- Manly Specialty Care601 E South Street, Manly 50456
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 Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Lake Mills Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lake Mills Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lake Mills Care Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lake Mills Care Center?
Lake Mills Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.