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Bedford Specialty Care

1005 West Pearl, Bedford, IA 508337125232161Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 39Avg. daily residents: 29Chain: Care Initiatives (43 facilities)County: Taylor

The complete public record on Bedford Specialty Care, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Bedford, Iowa, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Iowa average: 3.1 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Bedford Specialty Care holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.72 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.82)
0.41 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.74)
3.55 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
27.6% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (44.2)
Not reported RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

July 31, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
1 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (6.6)
7 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

14 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
July 31, 20250755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 19, 20240656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 19, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 2, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 2, 20240623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 2, 20240625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 2, 20240637Assess the resident when there is a significant change in conditionD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 2, 20240727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 2, 20240836Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 14, 20240600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.