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Story Medical Senior Care
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Nevada, IA 50201
Zearing Health Care
⌖ Zearing, IA · Story County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds40
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Zearing Health Care
Zearing Health Care is a 40-bed for-profit nursing home in Zearing, IA. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Iowa is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Jan 2026), inspectors found 9 problems, more than the Iowa average of 6.5. 3 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 41 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Iowa average of 3 hr 49 min. Medicare fined it $22,205 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameZearing Health Care, LLC
LocationStory County, Iowa
Phone(641) 487-7631
Address404 East Garfield St, Zearing, IA 50278 · Story County
CMS provider number165320
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 7, 1997 (29 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
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
1 strength and 3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Registered nurse time per resident53 min a dayIowa average: 45 minStrength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 41 min a dayIowa average: 3 hr 49 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardy and 2 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jun 2026 (within the past year). All 3 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $22,205Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jun 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Health citations at last inspection9 (Jan 2026)Iowa average: 6.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.8%State average: 3.8%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.8%State average: 4.2%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs12.5%State average: 19.5%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.1State average: 1.5Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Iowa average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, the same as 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 18 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections1★
Staffing3★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.7 |
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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