The nursing home failed to get a doctor’s admission order and make sure the resident was under a doctor’s care. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 710 — 42 CFR §483.30 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Scenic Manor
Iowa Falls, IA · Medicare-certified · 77 beds
In good standing
For-profit
4 of 5 overall
Scenic Manor has a 4 out of 5 star overall rating, with 4-star scores for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reported 3.78 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection issues cited resident admission/care orders, required notifications, and quality of services.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7832 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 1, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7832.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.69
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.72
- Nurse aides
- 2.37
- Weekend nursing
- 3.29
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 35%
Registered nurse turnover: 30%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.6%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.4%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
8.7%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
1.2%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
22.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
18.3%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
5.4%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
4.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
27.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
5.3%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
68%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.1%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — 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 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 62.9 residents on an average day (82% of 77 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 23 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.