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Azria Health Prairie Ridge

608 Prairie Street · Mediapolis, IA 52637 · 62 certified beds

(319) 394-3991

NPI 1598325524 (opens in a new tab)

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About Azria Health Prairie Ridge

Azria Health Prairie Ridge is a nursing home in Mediapolis, Iowa. Its capacity is 62 beds, above the Iowa median of 57 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Azria Health. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 61 citations, the most recent on May 19, 2026. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.53 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

1.0

Staffing

3.0

Quality measures

3.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (61)

Records from December 2023 to May 2026.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0883

    Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0887

    Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0880

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0657

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0689

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

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0566

    1) Protect residents from being forced to work at the nursing home, or 2) let residents work if they want to.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0550

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

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0656

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0578

    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.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0584

    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.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0698

    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0658

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

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0622

    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.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0700

    Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0842

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0685

    Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0641

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0605

    Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0638

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

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

  • December 6, 2023

    Tag F0623

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 12, 2024.

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Penalties

CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.

Staffing

3.53 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.27 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

For profit

Part of Azria Health, a chain of 9 nursing homes.

Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 1.4 overall, 1.8 for health inspections, 2.4 for staffing, 2.1 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.

Nursing Homes

Iowa median$9,277/mo

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.

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