Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Nursing Home Facility
725 North Second Street, Cherokee, IA 51012
Welcome to Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare of Cherokee, IA! We are deeply dedicated to providing quality elderly care in a homelike environment that promotes physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Executive Director Jenny Kabrick and the rest of our professional staff will gladly attend to your needs.
Operated by The Ensign Group, which runs 419 communities in our directory.
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare is licensed for 44 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Cherokee average about 50 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 85% of its licensed beds. That is above the Cherokee average of roughly 77%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2026 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.9 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 59%.
The community is located in Cherokee County, IA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 20 problems at Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare. 2 findings involved harm to a resident. 8 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Environmental
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Partnership
- Beds / units 44
- Occupancy 85%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.2
- Annual staff turnover 59%
- Last health inspection March 2026
Resident & family reviews
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