Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Elkader Care Center
116 Reimer Street SW · Elkader, IA 52043 · 40 certified beds
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About Elkader Care Center
Elkader Care Center is a nursing home in Elkader, Iowa. Its capacity is 40 beds, the same as the Clayton County median for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Edgewood Convalescent Home. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 4 citations, the most recent on October 24, 2024. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.37 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
4.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (4)
Records from August 2023 to October 2024.
October 24, 2024
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 October 25, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 25, 2024.
October 24, 2024
Tag F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected October 25, 2024.
August 30, 2023
Tag F0607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 30, 2023.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
3.37 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.59 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Edgewood Convalescent Home, a chain of 5 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 4.4 overall, 4.2 for health inspections, 4.0 for staffing, 3.4 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.
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