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State Center Specialty Care

702 THIRD STREET NW, STATE CENTER, IA, 50247

(641) 384-5407

39 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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702 Third Street Nw

State Center, IA 50247

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

165390

Care type

Nursing home

County

Marshall

Facility name

State Center Specialty Care

Street address

702 THIRD STREET NW

City / state / ZIP

State Center, IA 50247

Phone

(641) 384-5407

About this facility — State Center Specialty Care

State Center Specialty Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in State Center, Iowa. It is licensed for 39 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in State Center 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 State Center Specialty Care 42 times across 11 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

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

Krein, Keith

Director — since 2022

Kuhn, Jeramy

Officer — since 2008

Mahler, Carla

Operational control — since 2024

Mcdyer, Jessica

Officer — since 2023

Oehlertz, Chase

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Rust, Elizabeth

Director — since 2023

Sturm, Denise

Director — since 2021

Upmeyer, Linda

Director — since 2021

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

1998-04-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-01-22

Nurse staffing

3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$446 per day (≈ $13,560/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

58% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 37% private/other

Occupancy

86% (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.

2026-01-22Health 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 2026-02-03

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-02-03

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 2026-02-03

F-0803

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2026-02-03

2025-11-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2025-11-20

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (37 citations)

2024-11-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0582

D · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2024-12-06

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 2024-12-06

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-12-06

F-0921

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2024-12-06

2024-10-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2024-10-18

2023-12-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 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 2023-12-21

F-0726

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2023-12-21

2023-08-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2023-09-25

F-0641

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-09-25

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 2023-09-25

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-25

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-09-25

2026-01-22Fire-safety inspection6 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 2026-04-13

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2026-02-04

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-04-13

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-04-13

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-02-04

2024-11-21Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0032

E · No harm found

Provide primary/alternate means for communication.

Corrected 2024-11-27

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-11-27

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 2024-11-27

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-29

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-11-27

2023-08-30Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2023-09-12

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2023-09-14

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 2023-09-14

K-0354

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2023-09-11

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-09-11

K-0372

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-12

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2023-09-11

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-09-14

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-14

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-09-11

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-01-10

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 165390.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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