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Iowa Veterans Home
1301 Summit, Marshalltown, IA 50158 · Map
Government - State · 702 certified beds
Iowa Veterans Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Marshalltown, Iowa. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.54 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Mar 27, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Iowa Veterans 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) | 4.54 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.20 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 24.3% | 43.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 November 17, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 5, 2025
What inspectors found at Iowa Veterans 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 2, 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
- 1301 Summit
Marshalltown, IA 50158 - CMS certification #
- 16A002
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 702
- Avg residents/day
- 352.8
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 1981-10-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Iowa Veterans Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (IOWA VETERANS HOME) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Nursing Care: 447; Domiciliary: 113. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Aug 14, 2024)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Dec 7, 2020: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Apr 23, 2021. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $8,525 proposed, $4,263 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Iowa Veterans Home.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $8,525 proposed, $4,263 now. To be fixed by Jun 21, 2021.
- Jan 31, 2020: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 21, 2020. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Iowa Veterans Home.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown, Marshalltown. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Harmony Marshalltown, Marshalltown. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tama County Public Health & Ho, Toledo. 18.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50158 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Marshalltown Mary Greeley Dialysis, Marshalltown, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50158.
Iowa River Hospice, office in Marshalltown, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Joseph Hoagbin, MD, Marshalltown. 0.0 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave very 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Iowa Veterans Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Iowa Veterans 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 Iowa Veterans Home staffed?
Iowa Veterans Home reports 4.54 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Iowa Veterans Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Iowa Veterans Home have?
Iowa Veterans Home is certified for 702 beds.