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West Ridge Specialty Care

1904 WEST HOWARD STREET, KNOXVILLE, IA, 50138

(641) 842-3153

78 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1904 West Howard Street

Knoxville, IA 50138

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

165308

Care type

Nursing home

County

Marion

Facility name

West Ridge Specialty Care

Street address

1904 WEST HOWARD STREET

City / state / ZIP

Knoxville, IA 50138

Phone

(641) 842-3153

About this facility — West Ridge Specialty Care

West Ridge Specialty Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Knoxville, Iowa. It is licensed for 78 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Knoxville 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 West Ridge Specialty Care 32 times across 10 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

Parent company

Care Initiatives

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Care Initiatives

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2009

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

Cox, Brittany

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

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

Mahler, Carla

Operational control — since 2024

Mcdyer, Jessica

Officer — since 2023

Rafferty, Susan

Officer — since 2025

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

1996-11-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

3 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-07-03

Nurse staffing

3.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$463 per day (≈ $14,080/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

57% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 36% private/other

Occupancy

91% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

35% 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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-04-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0676

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2026-05-12

F-0677

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-05-12

2025-11-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2025-11-25

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (29 citations)

2024-08-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2024-08-31

2024-03-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

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 2024-03-15

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 2024-03-15

2023-05-04Health inspection5 citations

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2023-05-30

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 2023-05-30

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0740

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-30

F-0741

D · No harm found

Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.

Corrected 2023-05-30

2021-07-22Health inspection2 citations

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2021-08-10

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-08-10

2024-07-03Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0291

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-07-11

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-07-11

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-07-11

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-08-10

K-0922

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-07-11

2023-05-04Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2023-05-07

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 2023-05-07

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-05-11

K-0771

F · No harm found

Ensure that smoke control systems are tested and documented in accordance with established engineering principles.

Corrected 2023-09-29

2021-07-22Fire-safety inspection10 citations

K-0161

E · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2021-07-28

K-0291

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-07-26

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 2021-07-28

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2021-07-28

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-08-16

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2021-08-03

K-0372

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-08-02

K-0374

E · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2021-08-03

K-0741

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2021-08-04

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 2021-07-27

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 165308.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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