Overview
Chautauqua Guest Home #3 has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Charles City. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 69% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 13, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Iowa nursing homes have been fined.
Chautauqua Guest Home #3 is a for-profit facility with 57 certified beds, caring for about 42 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 18%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 13, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.09 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.63 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.51 hrs
- Nurse aides2.95 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 57
- Average residents per day
- 42
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes