Mount Carmel Bluffs
Nursing home in Dubuque, IA
Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 1160 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003
- Phone
- (563) 556-5474
- Listed under
- For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
- Medicare CCN
- 165792
- Overall star rating
- 5 of 5 ★★★★★
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 2 of 5
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 54
- Ownership
- For-profit, limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Bvm-Phs Senior Housing INC
- Chain
- Presbyterian Homes & Services (21 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Aug 31, 2021
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 26, 2026. CMS lists 7 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 4, 2024 to Feb 26, 2026): 3 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | D |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | D |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.32 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.18 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 3.04 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.87 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 29%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 8%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.
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