Assisted Living · Atlantic, IA
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Atlantic Specialty Care
1300 East 19th Street · Atlantic, IA 50022 · 90 certified beds
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About Atlantic Specialty Care
Atlantic Specialty Care is a nursing home in Atlantic, Iowa. Its capacity is 90 beds, above the Iowa median of 58 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of Care Initiatives. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 42 citations, the most recent on April 9, 2026. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.39 hours per resident per day. It is one of 2 nursing homes listed in Atlantic. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (42)
Records from December 2023 to April 2026.
December 12, 2023
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 5, 2024.
December 12, 2023
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 5, 2024.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
3.39 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.21 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit
Part of Care Initiatives, a chain of 43 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.0 overall, 2.7 for health inspections, 3.9 for staffing, 3.7 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Iowa.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what Iowa Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Median facility daily rate
$307.06per day
About $9,335 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, January 1, 2026. Based on 381 facilities.
Source: IA Medicaid NF rate publication (opens in a new tab), updated 2026-01-01
Nearby alternatives
Other licensed providers in Atlantic.
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