Azria Health Prairie Ridge
Availability Unknown
Wapello Specialty Care
601 Highway 61 South
Wapello, IA 52653 · Louisa County
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Overall: state avg 3.1 · U.S. 3.0
Staffing: state avg 3.8 · U.S. 3.0
Source: CMS Care Compare (data as of October 1, 2026)
Safety at a glance
3Serious citations (actual harm or immediate jeopardy), last 3 inspection cycles
29Total health citations, last 3 inspection cycles
$0Federal fines, last 3 years (0 fines)
Most recent standard inspection: November 20, 2025.
Most recent serious findings
G
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Availability
Availability Unknown
This facility has not confirmed current availability. We never estimate vacancies. Please call (319) 523-2001 to ask about openings and waiting lists.
Nurse staffing
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.27 hours · state avg 3.86, U.S. 3.90
- Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day
- 0.93 hours
- Total nurse hours on weekends
- 2.96 hours · state avg 3.38
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 31.7% · state avg 44.1%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 16.7%
- Administrators who left (yearly)
- 0
Hours per resident per day = total nursing hours worked ÷ number of residents. Higher usually means more hands-on time. Values are from payroll records reported to CMS (Payroll-Based Journal).
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
Paying for care
Medicaid: This nursing home is certified to accept Medicaid. It is also Medicare certified, so Medicare can pay for short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay.
In Iowa, Medicaid long-term care is provided through HCBS Elderly Waiver.
Pricing
Published price: Not Yet Verified
What families report paying
No family reports yet. To protect privacy and avoid misleading figures, we show a summary only after 5 reports.
Yearly price increases
No increase reports yet. Shown after 5 reports.
Nursing home care may be paid by Medicare (short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay), Medicaid (if eligible), long-term care insurance, or privately. This facility is Medicaid certified.
Family Cameras & Video Access
- Family-installed room cameras
- Not Verified
- Facility-provided room cameras
- Not Verified
- Authorized remote family viewing
- Not Verified
- Live video visitation
- Not Verified
We have not yet verified this facility’s camera policy. Rules for in-room cameras vary by state and usually require consent from the resident and any roommate. Ask the facility for its written electronic-monitoring policy.
Applying & contacting
- Online admission application
- Not yet checked
- Online waiting-list form
- Not yet checked
- Online inquiry form
- Not yet checked
- Online tour scheduling
- Not yet checked
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Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain / affiliation
- Care Initiatives
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
| Owner or manager | Role | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CARE INITIATIVES | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 100% |
| BAEDKE, CHARISSA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| BEAL, MICHAEL | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| BEAL, MICHAEL | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| BOWEN, LANE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| CAROTHERS, MARY JANE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| CHILDS, KEVIN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NA | 5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST | — |
| COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NA | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| CORLESS, PETER | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| DIXON, DAVID | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| DRAKE, EMILY | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
About this listing
- CMS Certification Number
- 165452
- Certified beds
- 49
- Average residents per day
- 42.7
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- First certified
- April 3, 2002
- Last confirmed by official source
- October 1, 2026
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