Nursing home
Laporte City Specialty Care
1100 Hwy 218 N, La Porte City, IA 50651 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Care Initiatives (43 facilities) · 46 certified beds
Laporte City Specialty Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in La Porte City, Iowa. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.21 hours per resident per day, below the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Jan 23, 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 Laporte City Specialty Care 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) | 3.21 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.95 | 2.53 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.9% | 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 February 26, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 6, 2026
What inspectors found at Laporte City Specialty Care
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 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
- 1100 Hwy 218 N
La Porte City, IA 50651 - CMS certification #
- 165300
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 46
- Avg residents/day
- 42.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-01-17
- Chain
- Care Initiatives (43 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Care Initiatives
Care Initiatives operates 43 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Care Initiatives facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Laporte City Specialty Care using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2018, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Laporte City Specialty Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Care Initiatives is Iowa’s largest nonprofit provider of high-quality skilled nursing care, hospice care, assisted living, independent living, memory care and more.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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.
- Oct 16, 2018: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Nov 9, 2018. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Laporte City Specialty Care.
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
- Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton. 12.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, LLC, Vinton. 12.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency, Vinton. 12.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 13.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50651 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Black Hawk Dialysis, Waterloo, 13.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50651.
Cedar Valley Hospice, office in Waterloo, 14.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Unitypoint Hospice, office in Waterloo, 17.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Falls, office in Cedar Falls, 18.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Joseph Hoagbin, MD, Marshalltown. 41.4 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 high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively 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 | 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 Laporte City Specialty Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Laporte City Specialty Care an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Laporte City Specialty Care staffed?
Laporte City Specialty Care reports 3.21 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Laporte City Specialty Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Laporte City Specialty Care have?
Laporte City Specialty Care is certified for 46 beds.