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Dunlap Specialty Care

1403 HARRISON ROAD, DUNLAP, IA, 51529

(712) 643-2121

46 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1403 Harrison Road

Dunlap, IA 51529

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

165193

Care type

Nursing home

County

Harrison

Facility name

Dunlap Specialty Care

Street address

1403 HARRISON ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Dunlap, IA 51529

Phone

(712) 643-2121

About this facility — Dunlap Specialty Care

Dunlap Specialty Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Dunlap, Iowa. It is licensed for 46 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Dunlap 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 Dunlap Specialty Care 55 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $10,062 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 1989

Beal, Michael

Director · Officer · Owner of a disclosable party — 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 2024

Dixon, David

Officer — since 2016

Drake, Emily

Officer — since 2023

Gilyard, Tanya

Officer — since 2025

Hiatt, Sara

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Krein, Keith

Director — since 2022

Kuhn, Jeramy

Officer — since 2008

Mcdyer, Jessica

Officer — since 2023

Rust, Elizabeth

Director — since 2023

Schulz, Christopher

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Sturm, Denise

Director — since 2021

Upmeyer, Linda

Director — since 2022

Volm, Johanna

Officer — since 2021

Wei, Shipeng

Additional disclosable party — since 2024

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

1993-12-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$10,062 total

Last standard inspection

2025-05-22

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$466 per day (≈ $14,170/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

69% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 25% private/other

Occupancy

56% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

36% above the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-05-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

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 2025-06-12

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-06-12

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-06-12

F-0755

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-06-12

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 2025-06-12

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-06-12

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-06-12

2025-02-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-02-20

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (47 citations)

2024-07-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations

F-0550

E · 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 2024-07-19

F-0567

B · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

Corrected 2024-07-19

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-07-19

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 2024-07-19

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-07-19

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-07-19

2024-01-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2024-01-30

F-0656

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-01-30

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-01-30

F-0684

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-01-30

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 2024-01-30

2023-11-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

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 2023-12-01

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2023-12-01

F-0641

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-12-01

F-0657

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-01-30

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 2023-12-01

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 2023-12-01

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2023-12-01

F-0849

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2023-12-01

2023-05-04Health inspection14 citations

F-0600

J · Immediate jeopardy

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0609

J · Immediate jeopardy

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0677

E · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardy

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0693

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-06-14

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 2023-06-14

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 2023-06-14

F-0868

C · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0882

C · No harm found

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2023-06-14

F-0887

D · No harm found

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2023-06-14

2025-05-22Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2025-06-04

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-06-02

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-05-28

2024-07-03Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0321

E · 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 2024-07-18

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-07-18

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-07-25

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 2024-07-25

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 2024-07-18

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-07-25

2023-05-04Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-05-17

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-05-17

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-05-17

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 2023-05-17

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-05-17

Federal penalties

2023-11-09Fine$10,062

2023-11-09Medicare payment denial — 55 days

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 165193.

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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