Iowa Nursing Home Inspection Reports & Survey Activity — 2026
Track CMS survey activity across the 391 skilled nursing facilities in Iowa. Facilities have 8,255 recorded deficiency citations, averaging 21.1 per facility, with 5 reporting zero deficiencies, including 231 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The most-cited categories and F-Tags below highlight what Iowa surveyors are flagging most, drawn from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
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