On With Life Long Term Care
Nursing home in Polk City, Iowa, CMS certification number 165281
1002 W Washington Ave., Polk City, IA 50225 · Polk County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 40
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 31, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does On With Life Long Term Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. On With Life Long Term 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | Not rated |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 31, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 12, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for On With Life Long Term Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 39.2 residents live here, about 98% of its 40 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 39.2
- Certified since
- July 3, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns On With Life Long Term Care
- Legal business name
- On With Life Extended Services LTD
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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 On With Life Long Term 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 On With Life Long Term Care
What is the CMS star rating of On With Life Long Term Care?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does On With Life Long Term Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at On With Life Long Term Care?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns On With Life Long Term Care?
On With Life Extended Services LTD, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.