Chapters Living of Council Bluffs

Quality ratings

On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Chapters Living of Council Bluffs carries an overall CMS quality rating of 1 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (1/5), staffing (1/5), and quality measures (3/5).

Size and setting

Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this facility operates 102 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 22 residents - an occupancy rate of about 22%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 22% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.

Same-ownership peers

Within Iowa, Chapters Living of Council Bluffs is one of 128 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 1-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.3 stars, ahead of roughly 0% of same-ownership peers in the state. Comparing a facility against its own ownership segment holds the business model roughly constant, which helps isolate facility-level performance from the staffing and reinvestment patterns that differ across for-profit, non-profit, and government operators.

Inspection record

On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (37 total). CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.