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
5 of 5 overall
5/5 overall. Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center has strong ratings overall, with 4/5 for health inspections and staffing and 5/5 for quality measures; it had no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing was 3.33 hours per resident/day versus the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3285 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 3.3285.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.73
- Nurse aides
- 2.11
- Weekend nursing
- 2.92
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 32%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
15.6%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.9%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
6.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
18.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
14.2%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
50%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.8%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
29%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
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
- 29.5 residents on an average day (87% 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.