Nursing home report

Newton Village

Registered name: Newton Village Health Care Center

Newton, IA · Medicare-certified · 24 beds

Needs attention

Non-profitChain member

Data as of September 1, 2026

4 of 5 overall

Newton Village (Newton, IA) has an overall 4-star rating, with strong staffing and quality measures (both 5 stars) and nurse staffing above the federal benchmark, but a weaker 2-star health inspection rating. It also has a recent federal penalty and $27,378 in fines over the last 24 months, with inspection citations involving food preparation, staffing coverage, and medication errors.

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Health inspections

Staffing

5.0127 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: July 14, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $27,378recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.0127.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 1.53
Licensed practical nurses: 0.57
Nurse aides: 2.92
Weekend nursing: 4.26

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 59%

Registered nurse turnover: 33%

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).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

—11.9%—

Residents with a fall causing major injury

—6.9%—

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

—1.3%—

Residents with a urinary tract infection

—0%—

Residents who lost too much weight

—2.2%—

Residents who were physically restrained

—0%—

Residents needing more help with daily activities

—6.5%—

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

—12.2%—

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

—15.2%—

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%0%No change

Residents with a long-term catheter

—0%—

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

—19.2%—

Residents with depressive symptoms

—0%—

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

—100%—

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—94.3%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

92.5%100%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to ensure residents received food prepared in a form that met their individual needs. Cited July 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.