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State Center Specialty Care

702 Third Street Nw, State Center, IA, 50247

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 165390Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall4 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Care Initiatives
Certified beds
39 · avg 33 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
45.2%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 departednear the Iowa averageIowa avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
165390
Certified beds
39 beds · avg 33 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

Non-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Care Initiatives chain — 43 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.1 / 5.

Disclosed owners (27 on record)

  • Chase Oehlertz

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Computershare Corporate Trust Company, na

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Desire t Gijima

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

+ 21 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

20 health citations on file7 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 20)

  • E0803·Jan 22, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

  • D0693·Jan 22, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

  • D0684·Jan 22, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0657·Jan 22, 2026

    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.

  • D0580·Nov 19, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  • D0921·Nov 21, 2024Complaint

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

  • D0880·Nov 21, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0684·Nov 21, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

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Fire-safety citations

22 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 22, 2026. 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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