Hiawatha Care Center
Public record summary
About this facility — Hiawatha Care Center
Hiawatha Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Hiawatha, Iowa. It is licensed for 109 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).
It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Hiawatha 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 Hiawatha Care Center 20 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations; 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.
