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Montezuma Specialty Care

316 MEADOW LANE DRIVE, MONTEZUMA, IA, 50171

(641) 219-4330

41 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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316 Meadow Lane Drive

Montezuma, IA 50171

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Public record summary

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CMS facility ID

165295

Care type

Nursing home

County

Poweshiek

Facility name

Montezuma Specialty Care

Street address

316 MEADOW LANE DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Montezuma, IA 50171

Phone

(641) 219-4330

About this facility — Montezuma Specialty Care

Montezuma Specialty Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Montezuma, Iowa. It is licensed for 41 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Montezuma 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 Montezuma Specialty Care 28 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

Parent company

Care Initiatives

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Care Initiatives

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2000

Baedke, Charissa

Operational control — since 2024

Beal, Michael

Director · Officer · Owner of a disclosable party — since 2020

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 2025

Dixon, David

Officer — since 2016

Drake, Emily

Officer — since 2023

Gijima, Desire

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Gilyard, Tanya

Officer — since 2025

Huff, Mitchell

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

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

1996-10-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-23

Nurse staffing

3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$443 per day (≈ $13,470/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

65% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 29% private/other

Occupancy

80% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

30% 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-04-23Health inspection4 citations

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 2026-05-15

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-15

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2026-05-15

F-0812

F · 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 2026-05-15

2024-10-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 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 2024-10-18

F-0835

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0865

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

Corrected 2024-10-18

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)

2024-05-30Health inspection2 citations

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-06-29

F-0689

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-06-29

2024-05-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 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 2024-05-26

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 2024-05-26

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2024-05-26

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 2024-05-26

2026-04-23Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2026-05-04

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 2026-05-06

2025-04-10Fire-safety inspection8 citations

K-0222

E · 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 2025-04-10

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-04-15

K-0343

F · No harm found

Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire.

Corrected 2025-04-15

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-04-15

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-04-10

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-04-15

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-04-28

K-0912

D · No harm found

Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

Corrected 2025-04-14

2024-05-30Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0341

F · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2024-06-06

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-07-09

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-07-05

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-07-05

K-0922

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-06-05

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 165295.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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