Nursing home
Stone Cottage Care Center
900 South Stone Street, Sigourney, IA 52591 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family (7 facilities) · 41 certified beds
Stone Cottage Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sigourney, Iowa. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.17 hours per resident per day, below the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Sep 4, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $18,682In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Stone Cottage Care Center 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) | 3.17 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.95 | 2.53 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.7% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 6.2 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $18,682, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Stone Cottage Care Center
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 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 · Dec 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 4, 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 · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 4, 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 · Sep 4, 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 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · 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
- 900 South Stone Street
Sigourney, IA 52591 - CMS certification #
- 165381
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 41
- Avg residents/day
- 28.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-01-01
- Chain
- Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family
Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Gabriel Sebbag & The Samara Family facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Stone Cottage Care Center 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.
Stone Cottage offers 24/7 nursing care in a compassionate, secure environment.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
HOSPICE CARE
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
STONE COTTAGE- WELCOME HOME
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Keokuk County Health Center, Sigourney. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Manor House Care Center, Sigourney. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Keokuk County Phns, Sigourney. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 21.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52591 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52591.
Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Services, office in Oskaloosa, 22.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- State University Of Iowa, Iowa City. 41.1 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 relatively high, heat wave relatively high, 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 Stone Cottage Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Stone Cottage Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Stone Cottage Care Center staffed?
Stone Cottage Care Center reports 3.17 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Stone Cottage Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Stone Cottage Care Center have?
Stone Cottage Care Center is certified for 41 beds.