The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Cherokee, IA · Medicare-certified · 44 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Cherokee, IA has a 2-star overall rating, with 2 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.01 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.0088 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 9, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.0088.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.59
- Nurse aides
- 1.63
- Weekend nursing
- 2.40
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 55%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
15.6%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.3%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
9.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
10%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.9%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
8.2%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
19.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.8%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
26.5%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
18.7%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
90.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
84.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
50%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
64.1%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2025 — 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 honor a resident’s right to manage their own money and financial affairs. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 567 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited December 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited December 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- 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
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 33.6 residents on an average day (76% of 44 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 25 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.