Senior Home Review
Home›Browse›Iowa›Marshalltown›Iowa Veterans Home
Nursing homeFAID #4487

Iowa Veterans Home

1301 SUMMIT, MARSHALLTOWN, IA, 50158
(641) 752-1501
dva.iowa.gov/iowa-veterans-home
702 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

Generate this report

Primary Report$79Advanced Report$99
Delivered within 24–48 hours
Photo of IOWA VETERANS HOME
Photo via Google · Iowa Veterans Home

Public record summary

What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
702
State license
1241
CMS facility ID
16A002
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Iowa Veterans Home
Street address
1301 SUMMIT
City / state / ZIP
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Phone
(641) 752-1501
Website
dva.iowa.gov/iowa-veterans-home
State license #
1241

About this facility — Iowa Veterans Home

Iowa Veterans Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Marshalltown, Iowa. It is licensed for 702 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Marshalltown 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 Iowa Veterans Home 22 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

Ownership type
Government - State

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
1 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1981-10-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-04-16
Nurse staffing
4.7 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
702
Licensed as
Residential Care Facility
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare · 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.
2025-11-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2025-12-05
2024-05-02Health inspection1 citation
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-05-31
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)
2026-04-16Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0222
F · 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 2026-04-15
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-04-23
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2026-04-15
K-0920
F · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2026-04-15
K-0922
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-04-15
2025-03-27Fire-safety inspection8 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 2025-04-28
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-05-02
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-03-28
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-04-28
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-03-28
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2025-03-28
K-0761
D · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-04-03
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-03-28
2024-05-02Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0026
F · No harm found
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
Corrected 2024-05-17
K-0271
E · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2024-06-07
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 2024-05-07
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-06-07
K-0354
F · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2024-05-16
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2024-05-07
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-05-07
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 16A002.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.365 ratings on Google
Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

Inside your report

What unlocks when you order.

Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
,
Owners' other facilities
· · 2 more

Inspection citations — last 5 years

Locked
The 22 citations above are shown free. The report takes each one and explains it in plain English — what the tag requires, how serious the scope/severity grade really is, whether it recurred across surveys — plus the five-year pattern a single inspection can't show.

Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
#
Federal dockets
CDC infection data
Unlock the full file
Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
$79$99 Advanced

Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
Displayed with attribution · refreshed on re-run
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered