Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
English Valley Nursing Care Center
150 West Washington St, North English, IA 52316 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 44 certified beds
English Valley Nursing Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in North English, Iowa. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How English Valley Nursing Care Center 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) | — | 3.83 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.73 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.53 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 43.9% | 46.4% | — |
| 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.
- Every deficiency from the October 19, 2023 inspection was corrected by November 8, 2023
What inspectors found at English Valley Nursing Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 19, 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
- 150 West Washington St
North English, IA 52316 - CMS certification #
- 165456
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Avg residents/day
- 37.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-06-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around English Valley Nursing Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2002
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Findings for Nov 1, 2002 to Oct 31, 2004. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,276 owed to 16 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: English Valley Care Center (English Valley Nursing Care Center Inc.). Case 1371596.
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
- Keokuk County Health Center, Sigourney. 15.1 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Highland Ridge Care Center, LLC, Williamsburg. 10.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Keokuk County Phns, Sigourney. 14.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 24.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52316 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52316.
Essence Of Life Hospice, office in Amana, 22.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- State University Of Iowa, Coralville. 28.9 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In North English, IA, risk to homes is greater than 60% of communities in Iowa and 44% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is English Valley Nursing Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives English Valley Nursing Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has English Valley Nursing Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does English Valley Nursing Care Center have?
English Valley Nursing Care Center is certified for 44 beds.