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Buchanan County Health Center

1600 First Street East, Independence, IA 50644 · Buchanan County · one of 387 skilled nursing facilities in Iowa
CMS High Performing · Medicare's High Performing icon, the gold trophy on Care Compare: five-star buildings with clean recent inspections and no recent change of ownership.
39
certified beds
5 / 5
overall CMS rating
Government
ownership type
88.5%
occupancy, Oct 2026: 34 residents a day · Iowa 81.4%
1.10
case mix, 0.78x the national average
4.19
nurse hours per resident day · Iowa 3.82
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How Buchanan County Health Center compares

Buchanan County has 1 other certified building, too few to compare, so this is against Iowa. 387 buildings.

Better than most of Iowa on 7 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202688.5%Better than mostHigher than 258 of the 383 other buildings in Iowa, level with 3

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 83.5%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day4.19Better than mostHigher than 290 of the 380 other buildings in Iowa, level with 3

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 3.69. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than 285 of the 384 other buildings in Iowa, level with 99

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than 252 of the 384 other buildings in Iowa, level with 100

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than 277 of the 380 other buildings in Iowa, level with 103

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 4 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating2 / 5Behind mostHigher than 16 of the 382 other buildings in Iowa, level with 74

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day1.22Better than mostHigher than 358 of the 377 other buildings in Iowa

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.69. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited6Better than mostFewer than 217 of the 386 other buildings in Iowa, the same as 33

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 8. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

From its cost report and Medicaid rate, against Iowa
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Tap a line for what it measures and the middle of the set. Each count leaves this building out. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026; CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

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1600 First Street East, Independence, IA
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Buchanan County, Iowa
2 skilled nursing facilities; average overall rating 4.0, Iowa 3.1.
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Cost report, against Iowa
Each line is what this building filed with Medicare for its latest full year, beside the middle building in Iowa. The rank counts from the top: 1st is the highest figure among Iowa's filing buildings on that line, out of the buildings that filed it. The arrow beside a figure compares it with the building's own full year before: green is better, red is worse, grey is neither. Shares and margins move in points. A line standing on fewer than 20 filings is not ranked. Operating expense is the cost report's own operating line. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus that line.
Medicare cost reports, as filed

No full-year Medicare cost report on file for this building for FY2024 to FY2026. What the buildings in Iowa that did file reported is below.

Line
State median
Reports
OccupancyPatient days as a share of available bed days, both off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
81.2%
369
Medicare share of daysTraditional Medicare days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
5.2%
370
Medicaid share of daysMedicaid days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
54.1%
368
Patient revenue per patient dayNet patient revenue off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days off Worksheet S-3 Part I. Blended across every payer.
$332
372
Operating expense per patient dayTotal operating expense off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus this line.
$334
372
Net income per patient dayNet income off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days.
$7
372
Net marginNet income off Worksheet G-3 over net patient revenue off the same worksheet.
2.0%
370
Quality and staffing
CMS Care Compare · Oct 2026
Overall rating5 / 5 · state 3.1
Health inspection4 / 5 · state 2.8
Staffing5 / 5 · state 3.8
RN hours per resident per day1.22 · state 0.74
Overall rating, last 8 quarters
054Q3’244Q4’244Q1’254Q2’254Q3’254Q4’254Q1’265Q2’26latest
up 1 star over the 8 quarters shown

CMS sets the overall star rating from health inspections, staffing and quality measures. The occupancy percentage is not the star rating. Occupancy compares average residents with certified beds. Certified beds can include beds the home chooses not to fill; this figure does not tell us why beds are unused.

Resident care
CMS quality measures · 2025Q3 to 2026Q2 · Oct 2026
measurethis buildingIowanationrecent quarters
Needed more help with daily activities12.0%better than state16.6%13.5%2025Q2: 17.4%2025Q3: 14.8%2025Q4: 8.0%2026Q1: 21.4%2026Q2: 3.6%
17.4% → 3.6%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Catheter inserted and left in0.0%better than state1.4%0.7%2025Q2: 0.0%2025Q3: 0.0%2025Q4: 0.0%2026Q1: 0.0%2026Q2: 0.0%
0.0% → 0.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Urinary tract infection9.6%worse than state2.4%1.5%2025Q2: 3.2%2025Q3: 3.1%2025Q4: 13.8%2026Q1: 18.8%2026Q2: 3.1%
3.2% → 3.1%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Fall with major injury10.4%worse than state3.9%3.2%2025Q2: 6.5%2025Q3: 6.2%2025Q4: 6.9%2026Q1: 12.5%2026Q2: 15.6%
6.5% → 15.6%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Newly given an antipsychotic (short stay)too few residents to report2.1%1.5%too few quarters to chart
Ability to walk independently worsened14.9%better than state15.2%12.7%too few quarters to chart
Pressure ulcers3.3%better than state4.1%4.5%2025Q2: 2.8%2025Q3: 2.7%2025Q4: 2.7%2026Q1: 2.2%2026Q2: 5.4%
2.8% → 5.4%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Given an antipsychotic17.0%better than state19.8%15.4%2025Q2: 9.1%2025Q3: 20.0%2025Q4: 16.7%2026Q1: 17.2%2026Q2: 14.3%
9.1% → 14.3%
Q2’25 to Q2’26

Each figure is the share of residents, so lower is better. The building's figure, the state's and the nation's are CMS's four-quarter averages; the small bars are single quarters, which move more than the average does.

Surveys and enforcement
CMS health inspections
Mar 2026
last standard survey
6
deficiencies cited · Iowa avg 9.3
$4,011
fines, last 3 years
Not reported
CMS affiliation

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Medicaid in Iowa
state rate files
$303
median daily rate across the Iowa buildings in our rate book, Jul 2026 file
Iowa rates and what changed ›
Buchanan County
buildingbedsoverallBuchanan County Health Center395 / 5Rehabilitation Centers of Independence West Campus703 / 5
All Iowa buildings in Buchanan County ›
Also in Independence, IA
1 other certified skilled nursing facility in Independence
buildingbedsoverallRehabilitation Centers of Independence West Campus703 / 5
Iowa at a glance
387
buildings
25,131
licensed beds
80%
occupancy
53%
for-profit
Iowa market intelligence report ›
What changed in Iowa
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The neighborhood
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Nearby skilled nursing
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About this data
What is the CMS overall rating of Buchanan County Health Center?
Buchanan County Health Center in Independence, IA carries an overall CMS rating of 5 out of 5 stars in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
Is Buchanan County Health Center a CMS High Performing nursing home?
Yes. Buchanan County Health Center in Independence, IA carries Medicare's High Performing icon, the gold trophy on Care Compare, given to five-star buildings with clean recent inspections and no recent change of ownership.
How many beds does Buchanan County Health Center have?
Buchanan County Health Center is certified for 39 beds in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
How full is Buchanan County Health Center?
CMS's reported average residents put Buchanan County Health Center's occupancy in the over 85% band in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
Source: CMS Provider Information, Care Compare and Payroll-Based Journal staffing · CMS files dated October 2026.
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Source: CMS Provider Information and Care Compare, Oct 2026 files. Tracked every month in SNFRadar's system.