Stratford Specialty Care
Nursing home in Stratford, Iowa, CMS certification number 165270
1200 Highway 175 East, Stratford, IA 50249 · Hamilton County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 53
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 9, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Stratford Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Stratford 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Stratford 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
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.44
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.31
- Weekend total hours
- 3.12
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 9, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 21, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Stratford Specialty Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 37.7 residents live here, about 71% of its 53 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 53
- Average residents per day
- 37.7
- Certified since
- May 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Stratford Specialty Care
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Care Initiatives, 3-star chain average
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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 Stratford 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 Stratford Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Stratford Specialty Care?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Stratford Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Stratford Specialty Care?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Stratford Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.