The nursing home failed to provide or arrange the specialized rehabilitation services a resident needed. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 825 — 42 CFR §483.65 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Timely Mission Nursing Home
Buffalo Center, IA · Medicare-certified · 42 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center, IA has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and staffing and 3 stars for quality measures. It reported 3.47 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4743 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 17, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4743.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.71
- Nurse aides
- 2.16
- Weekend nursing
- 2.93
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 33%
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
25%24%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.4%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.2%13.7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
0%3.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
0%14.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—12.1%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
14.8%10.3%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
8.6%7%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16.1%21.9%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
7.4%6.7%Improving
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
—70%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—86.8%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly assess a resident after a major change in condition. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 637 — 42 CFR §483.20(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: D
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(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 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 32.3 residents on an average day (77% of 42 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 18 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.