The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
English Valley Nursing Care Center
North English, IA · Medicare-certified · 44 beds
In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
English Valley Nursing Care Center has an overall 5 out of 5 stars, with 5 stars for health inspections and 4 stars for quality measures, but staffing is lower at 3 out of 5 stars and reported nurse staffing is 3.18 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark. It had $0 in fines in the last 24 months; a recent inspection cited accident hazards and supervision concerns.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.1751 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 21, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1751.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.41
- Nurse aides
- 2.05
- Weekend nursing
- 3.01
Hours per resident per day.
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
15.4%18.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.6%11.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.6%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
3.4%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
3.2%21.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
3.6%16.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
6.5%9.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—3%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
32.1%29.9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.9%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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%91.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—90.9%—
What the inspectors found
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 37.5 residents on an average day (85% of 44 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 24 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.