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Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

6420 Council Street NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Iowa average of 3.1. It ranks 10th of 10 nursing homes in Cedar Rapids. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).

Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 82% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on August 14, 2025, found 22 health deficiencies, more than the Iowa average of 6.5. 14 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $55,222 in the past three years.

Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 130 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2008.

Medicare ratings

Overall
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.

In Cedar Rapids10th of 10 facilities

Top 100%

Within 100 miles202nd of 227 facilities

Top 89%

In Iowa351st of 385 facilities

Top 92%

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
August 14, 2025
Health deficiencies cited
22
Complaint-related deficiencies
14
Fines in the last 3 years
2 totaling $55,222
Payment denials
1
Total penalties
3

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff3.31 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.45 hrs
  • Nurse aides2.36 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.03 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
130
Average residents per day
73
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
June 1, 2008
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