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Crestview Specialty Care

451 WEST ORANGE STREET, WEST BRANCH, IA, 52358
(319) 333-7182
65 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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451 West Orange Street
West Branch, IA 52358
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
65
CMS facility ID
165287
Care type
Nursing home
County
Cedar
Facility name
Crestview Specialty Care
Street address
451 WEST ORANGE STREET
City / state / ZIP
West Branch, IA 52358
Phone
(319) 333-7182

About this facility — Crestview Specialty Care

Crestview Specialty Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in West Branch, Iowa. It is licensed for 65 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in West Branch 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 Crestview Specialty Care 39 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $216,061 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

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 2011
Baedke, Charissa
Operational control — since 2024
Beal, Michael
Director · Officer · Owner of a disclosable party — since 2020
Bowen, Lane
Director — since 2021
Branscomb, Tyson
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
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
Eberly, Scott
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gilyard, Tanya
Officer — since 2025
Krein, Keith
Director — since 2022
Kuhn, Jeramy
Officer — since 2008
Lanier, Sonya
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Mcdyer, Jessica
Officer — since 2023
Potter, Courtney
Operational control — since 2025
Rust, Elizabeth
Director — since 2023
Sturm, Denise
Director — since 2021
Upmeyer, Linda
Director — since 2022
Volm, Johanna
Officer — since 2021

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
1996-09-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
13 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$216,061 total
Last standard inspection
2025-12-03
Nurse staffing
3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$465 per day (≈ $14,140/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
41% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 51% private/other
Occupancy
88% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
36% above the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
65
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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered13 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0552
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-12-23
F-0686
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-12-23
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-12-23
F-0725
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0730
D · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0865
C · No harm found
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Corrected 2026-01-02
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-01-02
2024-11-21Health inspection5 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 2024-12-10
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-12-10
F-0725
E · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2024-12-10
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-12-10
F-0882
E · No harm found
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2024-12-10
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)
2024-09-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0557
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2024-09-16
F-0658
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-09-16
2024-05-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-06-04
2024-02-01Health inspection3 citations
F-0584
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-02-05
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-02-05
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-02-05
2023-11-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-11-20
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-11-20
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-11-20
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 2023-11-20
2025-12-03Fire-safety inspection2 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2025-12-02
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2025-12-12
2024-11-21Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0161
D · No harm found
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2024-11-25
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2024-12-03
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-12-09
K-0521
E · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-12-02
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-11-22
2024-02-01Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0321
F · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-02-09
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 2024-02-14
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-02-17

Federal penalties

2025-12-03Fine$184,438
2024-11-21Fine$19,877
2024-09-04Fine$11,746
Total fines$216,061
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 165287.

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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
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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