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Bedford Specialty Care

1005 WEST PEARL, BEDFORD, IA, 50833
(712) 523-2161
39 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
39
CMS facility ID
165292
Care type
Nursing home
County
Taylor
Facility name
Bedford Specialty Care
Street address
1005 WEST PEARL
City / state / ZIP
Bedford, IA 50833
Phone
(712) 523-2161

About this facility — Bedford Specialty Care

Bedford Specialty Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Bedford, Iowa. It is licensed for 39 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Bedford and 389 skilled nursing facilities across Iowa. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Bedford Specialty Care 33 times across 7 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Care Initiatives
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Care Initiatives
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2009
Beal, Michael
Director · Officer — since 2020
Boeve, Destiny
Operational control — since 2024
Bowen, Lane
Director — since 2021
Carothers, Mary Jane
Director — since 2023
Childs, Kevin
Director — since 2023
Computershare Corporate Trust Company, Na
Mortgage holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Corless, Peter
Director — since 2025
Dixon, David
Officer — since 2016
Drake, Emily
Officer — since 2023
Gijima, Desire
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gilyard, Tanya
Officer — since 2025
Krein, Keith
Director — since 2023
Kuhn, Jeramy
Officer — since 2008
Mcdyer, Jessica
Officer — since 2023
Rinner, Megan
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Rust, Elizabeth
Director — since 2023
Sturm, Denise
Director — since 2021
Upmeyer, Linda
Director — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
18 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1996-08-01
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-07-31
Nurse staffing
3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$400 per day (≈ $12,160/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
62% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 32% private/other
Occupancy
77% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
17% above the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
39
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2025-07-31Health inspection1 citation
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-08-15
2024-09-19Health inspection2 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-10-02
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-10-02
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (30 citations)
2024-05-02Health inspection6 citations
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-05-17
F-0625
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-05-17
F-0637
D · No harm found
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2024-05-17
F-0727
D · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2024-05-17
F-0836
D · No harm found
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-05-17
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-17
2024-03-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-04-02
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-04-02
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-04-02
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-04-02
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-04-02
2025-07-31Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0222
E · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-07-30
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-08-05
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2025-08-07
2024-09-19Fire-safety inspection7 citations
K-0291
E · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-10-02
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-10-02
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-10-03
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-10-02
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-10-21
K-0761
D · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-09-28
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-10-02
2024-05-02Fire-safety inspection9 citations
K-0291
D · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-05-14
K-0346
F · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Corrected 2024-05-06
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-14
K-0354
F · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2024-05-14
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-05-16
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-05-17
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-05-23
K-0761
E · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-05-14
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-05-17
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 165292.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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