Oakwood Specialty Care
Nursing home in Albia, Iowa, CMS certification number 165313
200 16th Avenue East, Albia, IA 52531 · Monroe County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 54
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Oakwood Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Oakwood 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Oakwood 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
- 3.49
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.61
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.32
- Weekend total hours
- 3.26
- Nursing staff turnover
- 27.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 4, 2025 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 5, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Oakwood Specialty Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 44.6 residents live here, about 83% of its 54 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 44.6
- Certified since
- February 12, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Oakwood 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 Oakwood Specialty Care
- Good Samaritan - Ottumwa2035 Chester Avenue, Ottumwa 52501
- Ridgewood Specialty Care1977 Albia Road, Ottumwa 52501
- Centerville Specialty Care1208 East Cross Street, Centerville 52544
- MercyOne Centerville Medical CenterOne St Joseph Drive, Centerville, 52544
- Accura Healthcare of OttumwaThree Pennsylvania Place, Ottumwa 52501
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 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 Oakwood Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Oakwood Specialty Care?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Oakwood Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Oakwood Specialty Care?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Oakwood Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.