Westwood Specialty Care
Nursing home in Sioux City, Iowa, CMS certification number 165271
4201 Fieldcrest Drive, Sioux City, IA 51104 · Woodbury County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 85
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $176,053 (2)
Does Westwood Specialty Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Westwood 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Westwood 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
- 3.55
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.74
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.32
- Weekend total hours
- 3.07
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 29, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 12 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 27, 2025, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Westwood Specialty Care 2 times in the past 3 years, for $176,053 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 77.8 residents live here, about 92% of its 85 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 85
- Average residents per day
- 77.8
- Certified since
- April 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Westwood 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 Westwood Specialty Care
- Casa De Paz Health Care Center2121 West 19th Street, Sioux City 51103
- Holy Spirit Retirement Home1701 West 25th Street, Sioux City 51103
- St Luke's Regional Medical Center SNF801 Fifth Street, Sioux City 51102
- Accura Healthcare of Sioux City, LLC3800 Indian Hills Drive, Sioux City 51104
- Sunrise Retirement Community5501 Gordon Drive East, Sioux City 51106
See also all nursing homes in Sioux City.
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 Sioux City, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Westwood 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 Westwood Specialty Care
What is the CMS star rating of Westwood Specialty Care?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Westwood Specialty Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Westwood Specialty Care?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Westwood Specialty Care?
Care Initiatives, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.