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Marian Home

2400 Sixth Avenue North, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 90 certified beds

Medicare and Medicaid certified
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Marian Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.08 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Apr 24, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.

5 out of 5Overall CMS rating
5 out of 5Health inspections
5 out of 5Staffing
90 bedsCertified beds

CMS quality ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.

Overall rating5/5
Health inspections5/5
Staffing5/5
Quality measures4/5
Long-stay quality3/5
Short-stay quality4/5

How Marian 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.

MetricThis facilityIowa avgNational avgCompared with the state
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)4.083.833.89above avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.700.730.68below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)2.842.532.34above avg
Nursing staff turnover30.1%43.9%46.4%below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection0.06.29.5below avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

4.08Total nurse hrs/resident/day
0.70RN hrs/resident/day
0.54LPN hrs/resident/day
2.84Aide hrs/resident/day
3.58Weekend nurse hrs/resident/day

Staff turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.

Total nursing staff30.1%
Registered nurses0.0%
Administrator changes0 in last year

Recent health inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Apr 24, 2025Most recent inspection
0Deficiencies found
0Health inspection score
0Fines

Penalties in CMS records: 1 total penalty, 1 Medicare payment denial.

What inspectors found at Marian Home

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 · May 16, 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
2400 Sixth Avenue North
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
CMS certification #
165539
Ownership
Non profit - Church related
Certified beds
90
Avg residents/day
69.6
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
2004-03-01
Setting
Rural

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Location and nearby

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Other public records

  • Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
  • Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2007
Full public records, with dates and sources

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Marian 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.

  • Nurse on site: 24 hours a day. Our staff of Medicare-certified nurses provide round-the-clock, personalized care for each resident. (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
  • Provides transportation. You can enjoy maximum comfort and privacy in your own apartment with a full list of convenient services and amenities, including lawn care, snow removal, scheduled transportation, daily meals, light housekeeping, security, and more. (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
  • Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom. We currently offer 28 independent living units, including 2-bedroom, 1-bedroom, studios, and single room apartments. (page, checked Oct 15, 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.

  • Findings for Jul 7, 2007 to Jul 4, 2009. Violations found: Child labor. Civil money penalties assessed: $1,485. Employer as DOL recorded it: Marian Home (Marian Home, Inc). Case 1547792.

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
Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation, Fort Dodge. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Unitypoint At Home, Fort Dodge. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 50501 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
Dialysis within 15 miles
Davita Renal Center Of Fort Dodge, Fort Dodge, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice
11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50501.
Unitypoint Hospice, office in Fort Dodge, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Joseph Hoagbin, MD, Marshalltown. 70.5 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 low, wildfire very 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.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026See above
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026Nothing on record
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteSee above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Marian Home a good nursing home?

CMS gives Marian 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 Marian Home staffed?

Marian Home reports 4.08 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.

Has Marian Home had inspection problems?

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.

How many beds does Marian Home have?

Marian Home is certified for 90 beds.