The nursing home failed to provide or arrange the specialized rehabilitation services a resident needed. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
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
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center, IA has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for quality measures. It has no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing is 3.09 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and recent inspection citations included rehabilitative services, assessing significant condition changes, and pressure ulcer care.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.0857 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 3.0857.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.48
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.63
- Nurse aides
- 1.98
- Weekend nursing
- 2.59
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 36%
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%25%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.2%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
0%0%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.1%16.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—12.5%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20.7%12.5%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.9%3.5%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
18.7%16.3%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
6.5%0%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
—88.6%—
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.
View the original federal record
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.
View the original federal record
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.
View the original federal record
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.
View the original federal record
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.
See what inspectors found
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 36.1 residents on an average day (86% 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.