The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Thornton Manor Nursing and Care Center
Lansing, IA · Medicare-certified · 40 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Thornton Manor Nursing and Care Center in Lansing, IA has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Its staffing is rated 5 stars, but nurse staffing is 3.88 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; health inspections are 3 stars, quality measures are 2 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8774 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 3, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8774.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.80
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.70
- Nurse aides
- 2.37
- Weekend nursing
- 3.52
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 0%
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
16.7%20%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%10.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.5%9.9%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.6%7.1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
3.6%3.6%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.4%20%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—12.4%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.9%17.9%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.2%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
34.2%16.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%3.8%Worsening
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
—91.3%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 31.4 residents on an average day (78% of 40 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 31 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.