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Wapello Specialty Care

601 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH, WAPELLO, IA, 52653

(319) 523-2001

49 licensed beds

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

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601 Highway 61 South

Wapello, IA 52653

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

165452

Care type

Nursing home

County

Louisa

Facility name

Wapello Specialty Care

Street address

601 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH

City / state / ZIP

Wapello, IA 52653

Phone

(319) 523-2001

About this facility — Wapello Specialty Care

Wapello Specialty Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Wapello, Iowa. It is licensed for 49 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Wapello 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 Wapello Specialty Care 34 times across 9 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 2010

Baedke, Charissa

Operational control — since 2024

Beal, Michael

Director · Officer — 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

Gilyard, Tanya

Officer — since 2025

Krein, Keith

Director — since 2022

Kuhn, Jeramy

Officer — since 2008

Mcdyer, Jessica

Officer — since 2023

Paris, Kristen

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Rust, Elizabeth

Director — since 2023

Sturm, Denise

Director — since 2021

Upmeyer, Linda

Director — since 2022

Volm, Johanna

Officer — since 2021

Wei, Shipeng

Operational control · 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

2002-04-03

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

1 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-11-20

Nurse staffing

3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$444 per day (≈ $13,500/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

62% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 32% private/other

Occupancy

79% (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.

2025-11-20Health inspection1 citation

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-12-02

2024-10-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2024-10-17

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-10-17

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 2024-10-17

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2024-10-17

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-10-17

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (28 citations)

2024-04-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-04-24

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 2024-04-24

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 2024-04-24

2023-09-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered20 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0578

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2023-11-29

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0622

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2023-11-29

F-0638

D · No harm found

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Corrected 2023-11-29

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2023-11-29

F-0645

D · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0657

E · 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 2023-10-20

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0686

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2023-11-29

F-0690

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2023-10-20

F-0740

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2023-10-20

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 2023-11-29

F-0865

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-20

2025-11-20Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-12-19

2024-10-03Fire-safety inspection2 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 2024-10-09

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-10-15

2023-09-21Fire-safety inspection2 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 2023-09-21

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-09-25

Federal penalties

2023-09-21Medicare payment denial — 35 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 165452.

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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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