Chapters Living of Council Bluffs
Public record summary
About this facility — Chapters Living of Council Bluffs
Chapters Living of Council Bluffs is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It is licensed for 102 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).
It is one of 17 senior care facilities in Council Bluffs 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 Chapters Living of Council Bluffs 101 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 8 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $163,800 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
Ownership & operator
Registered owners & officers
Regulatory standing
Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)
Services & coverage
Inspection record
Kitchen & food safety
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (55 citations)
Federal penalties
Visitor reviews
★★★★★Gary Kugler · 2026-06-19 · via Google“Ashley Gessert is a total legend, we love her work ethics with my friends admittance was top notch”
★Tammy Jones · 2025-12-16 · via Google“The rent for 2026 has now jumped to 950.00 for a 1 bedroom garden home. My mother in laws ceiling has been water damaged three times and is currently not fixed. They will not be giving residents the money owed when buying to the garden home…for my mother in law that’s 45,000$. She is out all of that money! When they sent the letter stating the rent is increasing, they signed happy holidays! Well h…”
★★★Karen Wittstruck · 2025-12-27 · via Google“Needs a cosmetic face-lift. Staff very caring and friendly. Doing a great job with my dad's rehab so far.”
