The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center
Riceville, IA · Medicare-certified · 34 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
5 of 5 stars overall. Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center has strong quality measures (5/5) and staffing and health inspection ratings of 4/5, with no fines in the last 24 months; reported nurse staffing is 3.48 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4821 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 19, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4821.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.57
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.69
- Nurse aides
- 2.22
- Weekend nursing
- 2.98
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 26%
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).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—23.8%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%3.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
0%4.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
23.8%13%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—10.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
36.4%73.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
42.7%19.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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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
- Government - City/county
- Occupancy
- 28.4 residents on an average day (84% of 34 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 22 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.