The home failed to ensure nurse aides were properly trained or retrained before working. Cited March 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 729 — 42 CFR §483.35(e)(4) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Laurens Care Center
LAURENS, IA · Medicare-certified · 38 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
Laurens Care Center in Laurens, IA has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. It has a 5-star staffing rating with reported nurse staffing slightly above the federal benchmark (4.16 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), a 3-star health inspection rating, a 3-star quality measures rating, and no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1633 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: October 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1633.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.96
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.32
- Nurse aides
- 2.88
- Weekend nursing
- 3.75
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 34%
Registered nurse turnover: 14%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
19.7%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
2.5%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
15.7%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
4.1%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
29.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited October 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The home failed to support and respect residents’ choices and self-determination. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 561 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to tell residents or their representatives in writing how long their bed would be held after a hospital transfer or therapeutic leave. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 625 — 42 CFR §483.15 — 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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Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 28.4 residents on an average day (75% of 38 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 32 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.