Overview
Mount Ayr Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Mount Ayr. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 57% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 14, 2026, found 5 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.
Mount Ayr Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 46 certified beds, caring for about 25 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
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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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 14, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- 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 staff3.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.94 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.32 hrs
- Nurse aides2.38 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 46
- Average residents per day
- 25
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 15, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes