Nursing Homes in Winnebago County, Iowa

3 Medicare-certified nursing homes are based in Winnebago County, with rated providers averaging 4.3 out of 5 overall. Provider profiles below carry CMS ratings, inspections, staffing, and ownership.

Browse: Nursing Homes in Iowa · all care types in Winnebago County · Cities: Forest City, Lake Mills, Buffalo Center

Nursing Homes profiles in Winnebago County

Nursing Home · Non profit - Church related Good Samaritan - Forest City Forest City, IA 50436 CMS rating 4.0 / 543 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Corporation Lake Mills Care Center Lake Mills, IA 50450 CMS rating 4.0 / 561 beds Nursing Home · Non profit - Corporation Timely Mission Nursing Home Buffalo Center, IA 50424 CMS rating 5.0 / 542 beds

Cities in Winnebago County

Forest City, IA 1 facilities Lake Mills, IA 1 facilities Buffalo Center, IA 1 facilities

Choosing a nursing home in Winnebago County

To compare nursing homes, look past the star rating to the health inspection findings themselves, review nurse staffing levels and turnover, and ask about rehabilitation, memory care, and how care plans get reviewed.

A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.

For families in Winnebago County, the key questions are Medicare and Medicaid participation, current openings, how care plans are set, and how problems are escalated overnight or on weekends. A personal visit plus direct questions is still the surest way to judge whether a provider fits.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes does Winnebago County have?

According to the current CMS data, Winnebago County, Iowa has 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes, averaging 4.3 out of 5 overall among rated providers.

Which Winnebago County cities have nursing homes?

Forest City, Lake Mills, Buffalo Center list Medicare-certified nursing homes in the current data.

Data sources

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. Processing date: 2026-10-06.

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