The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Chautauqua Guest Home #3
Charles City, IA · Medicare-certified · 57 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Chautauqua Guest Home #3 in Charles City, IA has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and staffing and 4 stars for quality measures. It reported no fines in the last 24 months, and its nurse staffing was 3.98 hours per resident day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9845 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 3, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9845.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.50
- Nurse aides
- 2.89
- Weekend nursing
- 3.66
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 24%
Registered nurse turnover: 17%
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
34.5%33.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3%2.8%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
2.8%5.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.7%20%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
19.5%20.1%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25%22.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—6.2%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
28.5%20.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.8%0%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
—97.6%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.9%95.1%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
50%63.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — 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 September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly assess a resident after a major change in condition. Cited January 2024 — limited pattern, minimal harm.
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F-Tag 637 — 42 CFR §483.20(b)(2) — S/S: B
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 43.1 residents on an average day (76% of 57 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 31 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.