The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown, IA · Medicare-certified · 702 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
5 of 5 stars overall. Iowa Veterans Home has 5-star ratings in health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, reports 4.74 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines over the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included accident hazards/supervision and psychotropic medication practices.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.7398 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 16, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.7398.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.86
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.54
- Nurse aides
- 3.34
- Weekend nursing
- 4.07
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 25%
Registered nurse turnover: 22%
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
22.3%17.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.1%3.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.4%2.2%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.7%1.2%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.5%4.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
8.1%7.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
7.8%7%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23.1%22.5%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.7%0.6%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
20.2%18.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
6%3.5%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
—98.4%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—78.1%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
91.9%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- 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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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 342 residents on an average day (49% of 702 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 44 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.