Southern Hills Specialty Care — Nursing Home in Osceola, IA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 90 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 85.6 |
| CMS Certification Number | 165293 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 3.30 HPRD |
|---|---|
| RN Staffing | 0.66 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
Southern Hills Specialty Care had 5 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (August 21, 2025).
Inspection Findings — August 21, 2025
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level D)Corrected — August 25, 2025
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level E)Corrected — August 25, 2025
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Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. (Level F)Corrected — August 25, 2025
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)Corrected — August 25, 2025
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Level D)Corrected — August 25, 2025
Southern Hills Specialty Care is a 90-bed nursing home in Osceola, Iowa. It holds a 3-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.3 hours per resident day, below the Iowa average of 3.8. Its most recent inspection, in August 2025, cited 5 deficiencies, none of them severe.
The facility’s most recent inspection did not include any severe citations, which suggests problems found were not judged to pose immediate, high-risk harm. You should ask the facility what specific steps it has taken to address the cited problems—particularly supervision, infection control, food safety and pest control—and whether staffing changes have been made to support those fixes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Southern Hills Specialty Care Medicare and Medicaid certified?
Southern Hills Specialty Care is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is Southern Hills Specialty Care's CMS star rating?
Southern Hills Specialty Care has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at Southern Hills Specialty Care?
Southern Hills Specialty Care reports 3.30008 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has Southern Hills Specialty Care had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, Southern Hills Specialty Care had 5 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does Southern Hills Specialty Care have?
Southern Hills Specialty Care has 90 certified beds.
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.