North Crest Living Center
Nursing home in Council Bluffs, Iowa, CMS certification number 165290
34 Northcrest Drive, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 · Pottawattamie County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 62
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does North Crest Living Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. North Crest Living 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours North Crest Living 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
- 4.12
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.48
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.16
- Weekend total hours
- 3.33
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 70%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 24, 2025 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 19, 2024, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for North Crest Living Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 56.4 residents live here, about 91% of its 62 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 62
- Average residents per day
- 56.4
- Certified since
- August 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns North Crest Living Center
- Legal business name
- NLC Partners LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near North Crest Living Center
- Midlands Living Center L L C2452 North Broadway, Council Bluffs 51503
- Bethany Lutheran HomeSeven Elliott Street, Council Bluffs 51503
- Prairie Gate16 Valley View Drive, Council Bluffs 51503
- Chapters Living of Council Bluffs3000 Risen Son Blvd, Council Bluffs 51503
- Glen Haven Village133 Indian Hills Drive, Glenwood 51534
See also all nursing homes in Council Bluffs.
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 5 in Council Bluffs, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run North Crest Living 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 North Crest Living Center
What is the CMS star rating of North Crest Living Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does North Crest Living Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at North Crest Living Center?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns North Crest Living Center?
NLC Partners LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.