Iowa Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Iowa has 391 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 386 facilities with linked history (386 of 391), there are 8,255 cited deficiencies, averaging 21.4 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 231 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Iowa
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,970 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,614 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,234 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 831 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 658 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 602 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Iowa
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 533 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 489 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 422 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 407 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 403 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 320 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 286 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 256 citations
- F-Tag F0725: Sufficient Nursing Staff — 249 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 204 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
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