The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Simpson Memorial Home
West Liberty, IA · Medicare-certified · 55 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Simpson Memorial Home has an overall 5-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections and 5 stars for staffing, but only 2 stars for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 4.11 hours per resident per day, just above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1136 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1136.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.82
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.37
- Nurse aides
- 2.92
- Weekend nursing
- 3.55
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 38%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
16.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.7%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4.3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
4.9%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
34.4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
34.9%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
15.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.8%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
27%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
11%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
93.8%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
65%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.4%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited December 2025 — 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 make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly assess a resident after a major change in condition. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 637 — 42 CFR §483.20(b)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 32.4 residents on an average day (59% of 55 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 26 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.