Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Bethany Home
1005 Lincoln Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 66 certified beds
Bethany Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Dubuque, Iowa. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.37 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on May 1, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bethany Home compares
This facility vs. the Iowa and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Iowa avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.37 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.91 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.02 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.4% | 43.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 6.2 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Bethany Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1005 Lincoln Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001 - CMS certification #
- 165584
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 66
- Avg residents/day
- 65.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2009-04-17
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bethany Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bethany Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our Memory Care Unit offers a tranquil environment with 12 private rooms for individuals with dementia.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 on-site nursing staff
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
From personalized dining options and transportation services to a variety of activities, our community ensures that seniors can maintain their independence while enjoying a vibrant social life in the comfort of luxurious one- or two-bedroom apartments.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom.
From personalized dining options and transportation services to a variety of activities, our community ensures that seniors can maintain their independence while enjoying a vibrant social life in the comfort of luxurious one- or two-bedroom apartments.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jan 31, 2007.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center, Dubuque. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sunnycrest Manor, Dubuque. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Unitypoint At Home, Dubuque. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Mercy Family Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52001 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Tri- State Dialysis - Dubuque, Dubuque, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Dubuque Dialysis, Dubuque, 3.4 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52001.
Hospice Of Dubuque, office in Dubuque, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tapestry Telehealth PLLC, Stockton. 35.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bethany Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bethany Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bethany Home staffed?
Bethany Home reports 4.37 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Bethany Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bethany Home have?
Bethany Home is certified for 66 beds.