The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Hallmark Care Center
Mount Vernon, IA · Medicare-certified · 55 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
Hallmark Care Center in Mount Vernon, IA has a 4 out of 5 star overall rating, with strong health inspection results but weaker staffing at 2 stars and reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.56 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day). It had no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection issues included food handling, care coordination, and pain management.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.555 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 20, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.555.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.51
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.50
- Nurse aides
- 2.55
- Weekend nursing
- 3.16
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
20%16.7%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
10.3%2.6%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.7%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%5.4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
3.8%5.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
24%23.5%No change
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
35.8%19.9%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
26.9%14.3%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—5%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
33.7%43.5%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
7.9%2.9%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
—97.5%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.9%97.4%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—85.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
75%45.5%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide care or services that were trauma-informed and culturally competent. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 699 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of LEGACY HEALTHCARE · 89 homes · 2.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 44.3 residents on an average day (81% of 55 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 29 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.