Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Sunrise Retirement Community
5501 Gordon Drive East, Sioux City, IA 51106 · Map
Non profit - Other · 74 certified beds
Sunrise Retirement Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sioux City, Iowa. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.39 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Sep 11, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sunrise Retirement Community 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) | 5.39 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.33 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.4% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 24, 2025
What inspectors found at Sunrise Retirement Community
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 11, 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 · Sep 11, 2025 · 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 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · 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 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- 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 · Nov 30, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2023 · 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 · Nov 30, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2023 · 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 · Nov 30, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2023 · 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
- 5501 Gordon Drive East
Sioux City, IA 51106 - CMS certification #
- 165473
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 74
- Avg residents/day
- 66.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-02-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sunrise Retirement Community 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 offer Medicare skilled and rehab care along with long-term comprehensive nursing, memory care and respite care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
This option provides a mix of independence with ongoing access to supportive services and available 24-hour nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center, Sioux City. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Luke's Regional Medical Center SNF, Sioux City. 3.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mercyone Siouxland Home Care, Sioux City. 3.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 51106 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Siouxland Dialysis, Sioux City, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc Midwest Dialysis, Sioux City, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Dakota Dunes, Dakota Dunes, 8.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 51106.
Care Initiatives Hospice - Sioux City, office in Sioux City, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
St. Croix Hospice, office in South Sioux City, 4.7 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of Midwest, office in Sioux City, 5.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Physicians Clinic Inc, Omaha. 85.4 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Sioux City, IA, risk to homes is greater than 100% of communities in Iowa and 88% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very high, heat wave relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Sunrise Retirement Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunrise Retirement Community an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sunrise Retirement Community staffed?
Sunrise Retirement Community reports 5.39 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Sunrise Retirement Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunrise Retirement Community have?
Sunrise Retirement Community is certified for 74 beds.