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Sunrise Hill Care Center

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⌖ Traer, IA · Tama County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds76
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)

About Sunrise Hill Care Center

Sunrise Hill Care Center is a 76-bed for-profit nursing home in Traer, IA. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Iowa is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 1 problem, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 16 min a day with each resident, less than the Iowa average of 3 hr 49 min. About 10% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for long-term care than for short-term rehab.

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Key details

Facility nameSunrise Hill Care Center
LocationTama County, Iowa
Address909 6th Street, Traer, IA 50675 · Tama County
CMS provider number165286
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceAugust 15, 1996 (30 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating4 of 5Above average
Health inspections4 of 5Above average
Quality measures3 of 5Average
Staffing3 of 5Average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

4 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.
    Strength
  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection1 (Dec 2025)Iowa average: 6.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Nursing staff turnover10% a yearIowa average: 44%
    Strength

Things to ask about

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  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 16 min a dayIowa average: 3 hr 49 min
    Worse than state average
  • Registered nurse time per resident22 min a dayIowa average: 45 min
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Iowa average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 1 of 5 (much below average)

  • Sent back to the hospital21.5%State average: 20.9%
    About average
  • Needed an emergency room visit16.9%State average: 13.2%
    Worse than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs11.4%State average: 2.1%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 2 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury2.0%State average: 3.8%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)0.6%State average: 4.2%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs26.2%State average: 19.5%
    Worse than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.0State average: 1.5
    Better than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Iowa average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Iowa, Medicaid pays for 50% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 34% Medicaid
  • 3% Medicare
  • 63% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average63%Iowa typical: 79%
Cost of care per resident day$339Iowa typical: $311

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, the same as 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 12 times.

Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing3★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201943433.8
Jan 202033343.7
Jan 202153454.0
Jan 202243444.1
Jan 202344433.8
Jan 202444433.9
Feb 202544434.1
Feb 202654453.5
Sep 202644333.3

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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