CCN 165567 · Linn County, Iowa
West Ridge Care Center
3131 F Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
West Ridge Care Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2006. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 50.9 residents a day, about 85% of its certified beds. HUD's healthcare database shows 2 FHA-insured Section 232 loans for a project matching this facility, most recently $3.6 million in August 2012 (223(a)(7) refinance of a 223(f) loan), and none of them appears in HUD's active-loan file.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 50.9 (84.8% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Certified since
- Jan 1, 2006
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Iowa median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 | State spread: 78 at 1, 61 at 2, 86 at 3, 69 at 4, 91 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 5 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.33 | 3.69 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.96 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.9% | 41.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 84.8% | 83.6% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 0 (Jan 29, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). West Ridge Care Center meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 5 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
CMS lists no 5% owners or managing organizations for this facility in its current ownership file.
Holders of a 5% or greater mortgage interest reported in the enrollment record: Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company LLC.
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2012 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a 223(f) loanHUD project name: West Ridge Care Center, 60 beds. Lender at endorsement: Lancaster Pollard Mtge Co | $3,556,500 | Ended Mar 31, 2026Prepayment | 07422030 |
| Nov 24, 2008 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: West Ridge Care Center, 60 beds. Lender at endorsement: Lancaster Pollard Mtge Co | $3,556,500 | Ended Aug 30, 2012Prepayment | 07422011 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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