Nursing home
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab
502 North Ninth Avenue, Vinton, IA 52349 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 40 certified beds
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Vinton, Iowa. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.78 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Jun 5, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab 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) | 4.78 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.75 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 75.0% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2024 · 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 · Nov 21, 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
- 502 North Ninth Avenue
Vinton, IA 52349 - CMS certification #
- 16E016
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Avg residents/day
- 33.0
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-03-31
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified home health agency at this address
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab 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 will be there to meet the needs of each resident when they are unable to remain at home or have rehabilitation or respite needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified home health agency at this address. Medicare-certified home health agency VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY (Medicare CCN 167063) lists this same street address. Ownership type: NON-PROFIT. Medicare certified since 01/03/1974. (CMS Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton. 0.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Vinton Lutheran Home, Vinton. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency, Vinton. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- LaGrange Pharmacy: Urbana. 7.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52349 as small town (small town core).
- Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52349.
Moments Hospice Of Des Moines LLC, office in Hiawatha, 18.7 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of Mercy, office in Hiawatha, 18.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Unitypoint Hospice, office in Cedar Rapids, 21.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- State University Of Iowa, Coralville. 41.0 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively 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 | 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 | See above |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab staffed?
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab reports 4.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab have?
Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab is certified for 40 beds.