Dubuque Specialty Care
2935 Kaufmann Avenue, Dubuque, IA, 52001
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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
- 84 · avg 51 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 61.1% — higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 75% — higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 42.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $53,372 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 165228
- Certified beds
- 84 beds · avg 51 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)
- Brian Whyms
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Tanya Gilyard
Corporate Officer · since 2025
- Computershare Corporate Trust Company, na
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jamie Duve
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Lavern Bird
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 23)
- D0740·Jul 30, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D0880·Jul 30, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0865·Jul 30, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- D0812·Jul 30, 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.
- D0760·Jul 30, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0725·Jul 30, 2025
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.
- D0657·Jul 30, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0644·Jul 30, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $53K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jul 15, 2024Payment denial · 16 days · starting Aug 7, 2024
- Jul 15, 2024Fine · $53K
Fire-safety citations
15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 30, 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.
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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