Nursing home
Westbrook Acres
605 Garfield Street, Gladbrook, IA 50635 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 54 certified beds
Westbrook Acres is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Gladbrook, Iowa. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on Mar 6, 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 Westbrook Acres 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) | — | 3.83 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.73 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.53 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.8% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| 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.
What inspectors found at Westbrook Acres
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
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 18, 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 · Apr 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 18, 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
- 605 Garfield Street
Gladbrook, IA 50635 - CMS certification #
- 165446
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 54
- Avg residents/day
- 40.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-06-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Westbrook Acres 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 skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, long term care, memory care, Hospice, and respite care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We offer skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, long term care, memory care, Hospice, and respite care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Westbrook Acres Memory Care is a 20 bed semi-private and private suite unit that provides all the same amenities as our long term area such as activities, therapy services and social interaction to assist with our residents needs.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Grundy Center. 12.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Oakview Nursing Home, Conrad. 8.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tama County Public Health & Ho, Toledo. 14.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- NuCara. 8.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50635 as micropolitan (micropolitan high commuting).
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50635.
Iowa River Hospice, office in Marshalltown, 14.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Falls, office in Cedar Falls, 24.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Joseph Hoagbin, MD, Marshalltown. 14.2 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 moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very 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 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Westbrook Acres a good nursing home?
CMS gives Westbrook Acres an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Westbrook Acres had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Westbrook Acres have?
Westbrook Acres is certified for 54 beds.