Pinnacle Specialty Care
Nursing home in Cedar Falls, Iowa, CMS certification number 165298
1223 Prairieview Road, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · Black Hawk County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,362 (1)
Does Pinnacle Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pinnacle 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pinnacle 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
- 3.66
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.63
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.71
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.33
- Weekend total hours
- 3.24
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 24, 2025 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 11 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 5, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Pinnacle Specialty Care 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,362 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 93.6 residents live here, about 94% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 93.6
- Certified since
- November 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Pinnacle Specialty Care
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Care Initiatives, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Pinnacle Specialty Care
- The Suites at Western Home Communities5301 Caraway Lane, Cedar Falls 50613
- Newaldaya Lifescapes7511 University Avenue, Cedar Falls 50613
- Martin Health Center, INC410 East 10th Street, Cedar Falls 50613
- Cedar Falls Health Care Center1728 West Eighth Street, Cedar Falls 50613
- Harmony House Health Care Center2950 West Shaulis Road, Waterloo 50701
See also all nursing homes in Cedar Falls.
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 Cedar Falls, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Pinnacle Specialty Care?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Pinnacle Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pinnacle Specialty Care?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pinnacle Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.