Northern Mahaska Nursing And Rehab
Nursing Home Facility
2401 Crestview Drive, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Northern Mahaska Nursing And Rehab is a senior care community located in Oskaloosa, IA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Oskaloosa area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (641) 673-3000.
Operated by Care Initiatives, which runs 43 communities in our directory.
Northern Mahaska Nursing And Rehab is licensed for 79 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Oskaloosa average about 76 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 96% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
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 November 2025 and recorded 4 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 31%.
The community is located in Mahaska County, IA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 10 problems at Northern Mahaska Nursing And Rehab. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 4 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $39,033.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
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
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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.
Northern Mahaska Nursing And Rehab offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 79
- Occupancy 96%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.2
- Annual staff turnover 31%
- Last health inspection November 2025
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