Buchanan County Health Center

CMS Certification Number: 16E050

Date First Approved to Provide Medicare/Medicaid Services: 1974-10-01

1600 First Street East
Independence, IA 50644

Call (319) 334-6071

Metrics & Ratings for Buchanan County Health Center

Buchanan County Health Center has 39 Certified Beds and an average of 30.7 residents per day.

Buchanan County Health Center has the following Quality Ratings.

(Data sourced from CMS.gov and updated 02/05/2026)

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

Health Inspection Rating: 3 out of 5

QM Rating: 4 out of 5

Long Stay QM Rating: 4 out of 5

Short Stay QM Rating: out of 5

Staffing Rating: 5 out of 5

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Staffing Metrics for Buchanan County Health Center

Buchanan County Health Center has the following staffing metrics, as reported by CMS.gov (Data updated 02/05/2026)

Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 2.84146

Reported LPN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.48003

Reported RN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.16545

Reported Licensed Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.64548

Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 4.48695

Total Number Of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 3.65238

Registered Nurse Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 0.78921

Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.00000

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Buchanan County Health Center

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF: Not Available

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (National Comparison): Not Available

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF: Not Available

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (National Comparison): Not Available

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge: Not Available

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Buchanan County Health Center

Metrics & Ratings for Buchanan County Health Center

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Staffing Metrics for Buchanan County Health Center

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Buchanan County Health Center

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