The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Briarwood Healthcare Center
Iowa City, IA · Medicare-certified · 62 beds
In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
Briarwood Healthcare Center in Iowa City has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.99 hours per resident per day, just below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9928 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 3, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9928.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.51
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.57
- Nurse aides
- 2.92
- Weekend nursing
- 3.80
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 41%
Registered nurse turnover: 29%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
3.4%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.5%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0.4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
5%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
3.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
18.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
15.4%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.3%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
4.4%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.1%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
36.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.5%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.3%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(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 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 51.6 residents on an average day (83% of 62 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 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.