The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Meth-Wick Health Center
Cedar Rapids, IA · Medicare-certified · 69 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Meth-Wick Health Center has a 5 out of 5 star overall rating, with 5-star ratings for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reported 5.07 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, $0 in fines over the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations related to food handling and care plan processes.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.0665 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 17, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.0665.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.15
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.19
- Nurse aides
- 3.72
- Weekend nursing
- 4.46
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 44%
Registered nurse turnover: 19%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
14.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
1.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.5%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
20.3%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
14%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
3.2%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.6%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
73%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
93.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
69.3%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — 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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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Occupancy
- 56.2 residents on an average day (81% of 69 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 21 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.