Northcrest Specialty Care
Nursing home in Waterloo, Iowa, CMS certification number 165165
2001Health Street, Waterloo, IA 50703 · Black Hawk County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 94
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Northcrest Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Northcrest 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Northcrest 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
- 3.46
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.62
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.18
- Weekend total hours
- 3.21
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 52.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 12, 2026 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 30, 2025, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Northcrest Specialty Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 87.5 residents live here, about 93% of its 94 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 87.5
- Certified since
- February 1, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Northcrest Specialty Care
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Care Initiatives, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Northcrest Specialty Care
- Harmony Waterloo201 West Ridgeway Avenue, Waterloo 50701
- Ravenwood Specialty Care2651 St Francis Drive, Waterloo 50702
- Friendship Village Retirement600 Park Lane, Waterloo 50702
- Pillar of Cedar Valley1410 West Dunkerton Road, Waterloo 50703
- Pinnacle Specialty Care1223 Prairieview Road, Cedar Falls 50613
See also all nursing homes in Waterloo.
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 6 in Waterloo, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Northcrest 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 Northcrest Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Northcrest Specialty Care?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Northcrest Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Northcrest Specialty Care?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Northcrest Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.