Valley Vue Care Center
Nursing home in Armstrong, Iowa, CMS certification number 165353
108 Second Ave, Armstrong, IA 50514 · Emmet County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 40
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Valley Vue Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Valley Vue Care 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Valley Vue Care 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
- 3.60
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.81
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.53
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.26
- Weekend total hours
- 3.24
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 12, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 13, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Valley Vue Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 36.2 residents live here, about 91% of its 40 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 36.2
- Certified since
- August 1, 1997
Who owns Valley Vue Care Center
- Legal business name
- Armstrong Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 96 homes nationally under Legacy Healthcare, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Valley Vue Care Center
- Accura Healthcare of Bancroft546 East Ramsey Street, Bancroft 50517
- Estherville Community Care Center2001 First Avenue North, Estherville 51334
- Good Samaritan - Estherville1646 Fifth Avenue North, Estherville 51334
- Lakeside Lutheran Home301 North Lawler Street, Emmetsburg 50536
- Palo Alto County Hospital3201 First Street, Emmetsburg 50536
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 Valley Vue Care 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 Valley Vue Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Valley Vue Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Valley Vue Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Valley Vue Care Center?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Valley Vue Care Center?
Armstrong Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.