Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Spencer, Iowa, CMS certification number 165449
711 West 11th Street, Spencer, IA 51301 · Clay County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 82
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 14, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $24,706 (2)
Does Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation 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
- 0.48
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.56
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.50
- Weekend total hours
- 3.15
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 14, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 22, 2024, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $24,706 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 65.1 residents live here, about 79% of its 82 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 65.1
- Certified since
- July 18, 2002
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Parker Creek Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center
- St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home1301 Saint Luke Drive, Spencer 51301
- Accura Healthcare of Milford1600 13th Street, Milford 51351
- Ruthven Community Care Center2701 Mitchell Street Box 0, Ruthven 51358
- Community Memorial Health Center231 North Eighth Avenue West, Hartley 51346
- Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake1912 Zenith Avenue, Spirit Lake 51360
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 Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation 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 Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center?
Parker Creek Healthcare LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.