Mount Ayr Health Care Center
Nursing home in Mount Ayr, Iowa, CMS certification number 165224
1504 East South Street, Mount Ayr, IA 50854 · Ringgold County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 46
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Mount Ayr Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mount Ayr Health 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Mount Ayr Health 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
- 3.64
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.94
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.32
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.38
- Weekend total hours
- 3.24
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 14, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 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 Mount Ayr Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 25 residents live here, about 54% of its 46 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 46
- Average residents per day
- 25
- Certified since
- July 15, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mount Ayr Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- R.m.h. Incorporated
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Mount Ayr Health Care Center
- Clearview Home406 West Washington, Mount Ayr 50854
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- Lenox Care Center111 East Van Buren, Lenox 50851
- Accura Healthcare of Creston1000 East Howard, Creston 50801
- Westview Acres Care Center203 S W Lorraine, Leon 50144
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 Mount Ayr Health 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 Mount Ayr Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Mount Ayr Health Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mount Ayr Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mount Ayr Health Care Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mount Ayr Health Care Center?
R.m.h. Incorporated, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.