The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Laporte City Specialty Care
La Porte City, IA · Medicare-certified · 46 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Laporte City Specialty Care has an overall 5-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections and staffing and 5 stars for quality measures. It reported 3.21 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included medication errors, food and nutrition staffing, and infection prevention and control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.214 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 26, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.214.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.74
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.56
- Nurse aides
- 1.91
- Weekend nursing
- 2.79
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 29%
Registered nurse turnover: 0%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
6.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.5%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.4%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.6%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
2.8%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
11.2%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
24.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.2%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
24.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.4%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
42.9%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited January 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — 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 1 health deficiency.
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- 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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of CARE INITIATIVES · 43 homes · 3.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 44.2 residents on an average day (96% of 46 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 29 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.