The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Franklin Medical Center
Registered name: Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA · Medicare-certified · 52 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Franklin Medical Center in Hampton, IA has an overall 5-star rating, with 4-star health inspection and quality ratings and 5-star staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 4.33 hours per resident day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3289 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3289.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.84
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.87
- Nurse aides
- 2.62
- Weekend nursing
- 3.60
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 31%
Registered nurse turnover: 0%
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
25%28.6%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.5%6.5%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
3.6%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
14.3%13%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—11.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.7%12.5%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.7%26.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
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
93.5%93.5%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure its quality review group had the required members and met at least every three months. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 868 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 33.3 residents on an average day (64% of 52 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 52 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.