Overview
Chapters Living of Council Bluffs has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Iowa average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 5 nursing homes in Council Bluffs. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 98% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 30, 2026, found 46 health deficiencies, more than the Iowa average of 6.5. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $106,470 in the past three years.
Chapters Living of Council Bluffs is a for-profit facility with 102 certified beds, caring for about 28 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 46
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $106,470
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.97 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.27 hrs
- Nurse aides3.10 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 28
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes