The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Akron Care Center, INC
Akron, IA · Medicare-certified · 45 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Akron Care Center, INC in Akron, IA has an overall 4 out of 5 stars, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings but a lower 2-star quality measures rating. It reported 3.80 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7999 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 1, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7999.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.89
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.39
- Nurse aides
- 2.52
- Weekend nursing
- 3.37
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
26.5%20%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.4%2.4%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.7%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4.9%2.5%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
5.3%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.7%11.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.3%6.5%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
28.9%26.3%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—15.4%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.2%2.7%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21%10.1%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
5.9%2.6%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—93%—
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Occupancy
- 42.5 residents on an average day (94% of 45 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 16 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.