The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Bethany Home
Dubuque, IA · Medicare-certified · 66 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. Bethany Home also has 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings, 4-star quality measures, reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.50 vs 4.1 hours/resident/day), and no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included professional standards of quality and food storage/preparation.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.497 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 4.497.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.88
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.45
- Nurse aides
- 3.17
- Weekend nursing
- 3.91
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 32%
Registered nurse turnover: 7%
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
22.9%23.8%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.1%3.3%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
10.9%2.2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%1.6%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
5.3%6.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7%8.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
6.7%13.9%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
15.5%8.3%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.6%1.1%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
28%24.5%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
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
—95.5%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 63.1 residents on an average day (96% of 66 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 17 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.