Nursing home
Midlands Living Center L L C
2452 North Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 94 certified beds
Midlands Living Center L L C is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Council Bluffs, Iowa. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.94 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Jan 15, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Midlands Living Center L L C 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) | 3.94 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 2.53 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 43.9% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 January 8, 2026 inspection was corrected by January 22, 2026
What inspectors found at Midlands Living Center L L C
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 30, 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
- 2452 North Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA 51503 - CMS certification #
- 165447
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 94
- Avg residents/day
- 66.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2001-10-22
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Midlands Living Center L L C using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, diabetes care, transportation
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Midlands Living Center L L C 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 respite or short-term stays.
We provide both short- and long-term care, specialized nursing care, rehabilitation, respite care, and hospice.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We provide both short- and long-term care, specialized nursing care, rehabilitation, respite care, and hospice.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Our excellent staff can provide specialized medical care, including restorative programs, parenteral and enteral nutrition, wound/ostomy management, and diabetes management and education.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Medical appointment transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson, Council Bluffs. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- North Crest Living Center, Council Bluffs. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Open Arms Home Health Care - Council Bluffs, LLC, Co Bluffs. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 51503 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Council Bluffs Dialysis Center, Council Bluffs, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Clinics, Inc - Omaha, Omaha, 6.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fkc - Omaha North, Omaha, 7.1 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 51503.
Hillcrest Hospice, office in Council Bluffs, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
St Croix Hospice, office in Co Bluffs, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Aseracare Hospice, office in Council Bluffs, 4.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 7.3 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, 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 | 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 Midlands Living Center L L C a good nursing home?
CMS gives Midlands Living Center L L C an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Midlands Living Center L L C staffed?
Midlands Living Center L L C reports 3.94 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Midlands Living Center L L C had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Midlands Living Center L L C have?
Midlands Living Center L L C is certified for 94 beds.