Careage Hills Rehabilitation And Healthcare
725 North Second Street, Cherokee, IA, 51012
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 44 · avg 34 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 55.2% — higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · 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
- 165428
- Certified beds
- 44 beds · avg 34 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Cherokee Healthcare, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Tara Helenthal
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2016
- Gateway Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2011
- Soon Burnam
Corporate Officer · since 2011
- The Ensign Group Inc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2011
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 20)
- D0919·Dec 9, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- G0689·Dec 9, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0684·Nov 5, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E0812·Feb 6, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0692·Feb 6, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0625·Feb 6, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- D0610·Nov 5, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0600·Nov 5, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 8, 2022. 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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