Dunlap Specialty Care

Quality ratings

On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Dunlap Specialty Care carries an overall CMS quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (1/5), staffing (5/5), and quality measures (3/5).

Size and setting

Located in Dunlap, Iowa, this facility operates 46 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 32 residents - an occupancy rate of about 70%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 70% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.

Same-ownership peers

Within Iowa, Dunlap Specialty Care is one of 128 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.3 stars, ahead of roughly 12% 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 (41 total). CMS has levied 2 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same 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.