The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Prairie Vista Village
Altoona, IA · Medicare-certified · 46 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Prairie Vista Village in Altoona, IA has a 5 out of 5 star overall rating, with 5-star staffing and quality measures and a 4-star health inspection rating. It reported 4.38 nurse staffing hours per resident day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and its recent cited areas included food safety, accident hazards/supervision, and infection prevention and control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3766 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 22, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3766.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.90
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.40
- Nurse aides
- 3.08
- Weekend nursing
- 3.73
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
1.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
27.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
30.2%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
15%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.5%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
31%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.3%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
95.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
88%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.5%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
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 July 2023 — 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 met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of PIVOTAL HEALTH CARE · 9 homes · 4.3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 43.6 residents on an average day (95% of 46 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 11 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.