Nursing home report
Urbandale, IA · Medicare-certified · 30 beds
Deerfield Health Care Center (Urbandale, IA) has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with 5-star staffing, 4-star health inspections, and 4-star quality measures. It reports 5.64 nurse staffing hours per resident day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months; recent cited inspection areas included infection control, flu and pneumonia vaccination policies, and medication labeling/storage.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.6376 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.6376.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
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 March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited June 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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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.
