Chautauqua Guest Home #2

Chautauqua Guest Home #2 is a for-profit, corporation-owned skilled nursing facility located at 602 Eleventh Street in Charles City, Iowa (Floyd County), ZIP code 50616. The facility is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid and maintains a total of 53 certified beds. It is an active, operational provider in the CMS nursing home database. Chautauqua Guest Home #2 holds an overall CMS Five-Star Quality Rating of 5 out of 5, which places it above the national average of 3.0 stars. CMS derives this composite rating from three component areas: health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. In the health inspection category, the facility received a rating of 4 out of 5, indicating fewer or less severe deficiencies than many comparable facilities nationwide. The staffing rating is 5 out of 5, reflecting staffing levels that meet or exceed CMS benchmarks for registered nurse hours and total nurse staffing hours per resident per day. The quality measure rating stands at 3 out of 5, which is consistent with the national average and reflects the facility's performance across clinical outcome indicators such as rates of hospitalizations, falls, pressure ulcers, and other tracked health metrics. Chautauqua Guest Home #2 is certified to accept both Medicare and Medicaid as payment sources. Medicare typically covers short-term skilled nursing care following a qualifying hospital stay, subject to applicable eligibility requirements and coverage limits. Medicaid may cover long-term custodial care for residents who meet financial and clinical eligibility criteria set by the state of Iowa. Prospective residents and their families are advised to contact the facility directly at (641) 228-2353 to confirm current bed availability and payment arrangements, as insurance and coverage terms can change. When measured against national benchmarks, Chautauqua Guest Home #2 performs above average in overall rating, above average in health inspections, and above average in staffing. Its quality measure rating of 3 out of 5 is on par with the national norm. The facility's overall 5-star composite rating places it among the higher-rated nursing homes in CMS's national dataset, though individual resident outcomes and experiences may vary. Families and referring professionals are encouraged to review the full CMS Nursing Home Care Compare report for detailed inspection records and staffing data before making care decisions.