Nursing home
Halcyon House
1015 South Iowa Avenue, Washington, IA 52353 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Wesleylife (11 facilities) · 54 certified beds
Halcyon House is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Washington, Iowa. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.49 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Mar 6, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Halcyon House 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) | 4.49 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.13 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 43.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 March 19, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 17, 2026
What inspectors found at Halcyon House
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
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 1015 South Iowa Avenue
Washington, IA 52353 - CMS certification #
- 165483
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 54
- Avg residents/day
- 50.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-04-01
- Chain
- Wesleylife (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Wesleylife
Wesleylife operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Wesleylife facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, works with hospice, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Halcyon House 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.
Late-Stage Memory Care Household
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
The entrance fee is money paid upfront to secure a place in a retirement community.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Washington County Hospital And Clinics, Washington. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- United Presbyterian Home, Washington. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Washington Co. Public Health, Washington. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52353 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Washington, Washington, 0.2 miles away, straight line
- Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52353.
Hospice Of Washington County, office in Washington, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Everystep, office in Mount Pleasant, 23.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- State University Of Iowa, Iowa City. 26.6 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 relatively 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 Halcyon House a good nursing home?
CMS gives Halcyon House an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Halcyon House staffed?
Halcyon House reports 4.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Halcyon House had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Halcyon House have?
Halcyon House is certified for 54 beds.