The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Kanawha Community Home, INC.
Kanawha, IA · Medicare-certified · 26 beds
In good standing
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
Kanawha Community Home in Kanawha, IA has an overall 5 out of 5 stars, with 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 4-star quality measures. It reported 4.20 nurse staffing hours per resident day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.2022 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2022.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.23
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.76
- Nurse aides
- 2.21
- Weekend nursing
- 3.51
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 37%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
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
—10.2%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
—4.3%—
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
—2.6%—
Residents with a urinary tract infection
—2.9%—
Residents who lost too much weight
—0%—
Residents who were physically restrained
—0%—
Residents needing more help with daily activities
—20.3%—
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—15.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
—24.6%—
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
—1.2%—
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
—16.3%—
Residents with depressive symptoms
—0%—
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%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—98%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 19.2 residents on an average day (74% of 26 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 23 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.