Ravenwood Specialty Care
Nursing home in Waterloo, Iowa, CMS certification number 165251
2651 St Francis Drive, Waterloo, IA 50702 · Black Hawk County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 176
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- $48,335 (3)
Does Ravenwood Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ravenwood 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 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 Ravenwood 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
- 3.48
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.67
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.52
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.30
- Weekend total hours
- 3.11
- Nursing staff turnover
- 32%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 26.7%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 17, 2025 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 10 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 24, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Ravenwood Specialty Care 3 times in the past 3 years, for $48,335 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 132.5 residents live here, about 75% of its 176 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 176
- Average residents per day
- 132.5
- Certified since
- March 27, 1995
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Ravenwood 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 Ravenwood Specialty Care
- Friendship Village Retirement600 Park Lane, Waterloo 50702
- Harmony Waterloo201 West Ridgeway Avenue, Waterloo 50701
- Northcrest Specialty Care2001Health Street, Waterloo 50703
- Harmony House Health Care Center2950 West Shaulis Road, Waterloo 50701
- 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 Ravenwood 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 Ravenwood Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Ravenwood Specialty Care?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ravenwood Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ravenwood Specialty Care?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ravenwood Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.