Oakwood Care Center
Nursing home in Clear Lake, Iowa, CMS certification number 165365
400 Highway 18 West, Clear Lake, IA 50428 · Cerro Gordo County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 76
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 31, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Oakwood Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Oakwood 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Oakwood 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
- 3.54
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.53
- Weekend total hours
- 3.09
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 31, 2025 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 7, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Oakwood Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 62.6 residents live here, about 82% of its 76 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 76
- Average residents per day
- 62.6
- Certified since
- October 1, 1997
Who owns Oakwood Care Center
- Legal business name
- Clear Lake Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 96 homes nationally under Legacy Healthcare, 3-star chain average
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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 Oakwood 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 Oakwood Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Oakwood Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Oakwood Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Oakwood Care Center?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Oakwood Care Center?
Clear Lake Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.