Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Stonehill Care Center
3485 Windsor Avenue, Dubuque, IA · (563) 557-7180
- Certified beds
- 185
- Residents per day
- 160
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- September 1, 2002
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Iowa.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
Stonehill Care Center carries 9 inspection points. That is fewer than 85% of Iowa's 385 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Iowa: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–7 pts
- 4★ 7–21 pts
- 3★ 21–41 pts
- 2★ 41–86.5 pts
- 1★ over 86.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in Iowa by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
4 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Infection Control1E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspection history
2025-08-07
2 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2024-08-08
0 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2023-06-08
2 health deficiencies · 8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 31 min of nursing staff time a day, 49 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 31 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.2 pts better | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.8 pts better | 100.0% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.6 pts better | 98.4% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6 pts worse | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.3 pts better | 1.9% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2 pts better | 2.4% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication8.6 pts better | 12.4% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.6 pts worse | 22.4% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened1.8 pts better | 13.4% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.6 pts worse | 20.2% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.9 pts better | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection5.7 pts worse | 8.1% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.1 pts better | 20.9% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.2 pts better | 2.9% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7.3 pts better | 91.3% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.7 pts better | 8.3% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.4 pts better | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine21 pts better | 95.4% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.4 pts worse | 22.1% | 20.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
8 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jahn, Matthew | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Jahn, Matthew | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pearce, Susan | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pearce, Susan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Steffen, Kenneth | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Steffen, Kenneth | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Stockel, Peggy | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Stonehill Franciscan Services | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
14 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke9F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- E
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Miscellaneous2F
- E
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
- F
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Construction2E
- E
Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
- D
Use approved construction type or materials.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1E
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
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