The Suites At Western Home Communities
5301 Caraway Lane, Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Western Home Communities
- Certified beds
- 72 · avg 69 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 38.4% — lower than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 43.8% — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 42.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 165622
- Certified beds
- 72 beds · avg 69 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Martin Health Center, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- Western Home Communities
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Western Home Communities chain — 6 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (41 on record)
- Richard a Frankhauser
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Tabitha c Tjaden
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Aaron Sannes
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Heather Schroeder
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Katherine Susong
Corporate Director · since 2025
+ 35 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 13)
- D0880·Mar 26, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0658·Feb 6, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0641·Feb 6, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0637·Feb 6, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- E0812·Feb 29, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0805·Feb 29, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- D0725·Feb 29, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D0695·Feb 29, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 6, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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