Nursing home
Oakwood Specialty Care
200 16Th Avenue East, Albia, IA 52531 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Care Initiatives (43 facilities) · 54 certified beds
Oakwood Specialty Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Albia, Iowa. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.22 hours per resident per day, below the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Sep 4, 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 Oakwood 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) | 3.22 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.58 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.96 | 2.53 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.6% | 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 September 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 5, 2025
What inspectors found at Oakwood 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 · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 23, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 23, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 15, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 15, 2023
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
- 200 16Th Avenue East
Albia, IA 52531 - CMS certification #
- 165313
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 54
- Avg residents/day
- 50.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-02-12
- Chain
- Care Initiatives (43 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
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
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Oakwood 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)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Monroe County Hospital, Albia. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa, Ottumwa. 18.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elara Caring, Centerville. 18.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52531 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52531.
Care Initiatives Hospice - Albia, office in Albia, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice Inc Serving Davis & Wapello Counties, office in Ottumwa, 21.5 miles away, straight line
Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Services, office in Oskaloosa, 21.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lucas County Health Center, Chariton. 26.1 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 relatively low, tornado relatively 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 Oakwood Specialty Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Oakwood Specialty Care 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 Oakwood Specialty Care staffed?
Oakwood Specialty Care reports 3.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Oakwood Specialty Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Oakwood Specialty Care have?
Oakwood Specialty Care is certified for 54 beds.