Cherokee Specialty Care
1011 North Roosevelt, 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
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Care Initiatives
- Certified beds
- 62 · avg 43 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.9% — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 40% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $8,190 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 165330
- Certified beds
- 62 beds · avg 43 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Chain affiliation
- Care Initiatives
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Care Initiatives chain — 43 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.1 / 5.
Disclosed owners (26 on record)
- Michael a Jurgens
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Tanya Gilyard
Corporate Officer · since 2025
- Computershare Corporate Trust Company, na
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Kristi k Schubert
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
+ 20 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 34)
- E0804·May 22, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D0656·May 22, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0644·May 22, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D0725·Jan 30, 2025Complaint
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.
- D0691·Jan 30, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- G0689·Jan 30, 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.
- D0610·Jan 30, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·Jan 30, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $8,190
Most recent events
- Jul 10, 2023Fine · $8,190
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 18, 2024. 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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