Nursing Homes · Cedar Rapids, IA
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Living Center West
1050 4th Avenue SE · Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 · 94 certified beds
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About Living Center West
Living Center West is a nursing home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Its capacity is 94 beds, above the Linn County median of 60 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of St Luke's Healthcare. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 33 citations, the most recent on August 28, 2025. CMS also lists 4 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.08 hours per resident per day. It is one of 10 nursing homes listed in Cedar Rapids. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
3.0Staffing
2.0Quality measures
5.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (33)
Records from October 2023 to August 2025.
May 8, 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 May 13, 2024.
May 8, 2024
Tag F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected June 7, 2024.
May 8, 2024
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 7, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Tag F0725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Tag F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Tag F0698Provide 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 26, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure 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 26, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Tag F0550Honor 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 26, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Tag F0561Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2024.
October 12, 2023
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected October 16, 2023.
October 12, 2023
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected October 16, 2023.
Penalties (4)
Total fines: $72,070
June 8, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $19,610 against this nursing home on June 8, 2026.
May 8, 2024 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting May 28, 2024, lasting 65 days (triggered by inspection on May 8, 2024).
May 8, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $54,081 against this nursing home on May 8, 2024.
January 18, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $17,989 against this nursing home on January 18, 2024.
Staffing
3.08 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.00 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit
- Parent company: St Luke's Healthcare
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
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