The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Valley Vue Care Center
Armstrong, IA · Medicare-certified · 40 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Valley Vue Care Center has a 5 out of 5 star overall rating, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 5-star quality measures. It has no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and recent inspection citations included medication errors, infection control, and urinary/catheter care.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7093 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 12, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7093.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.61
- Nurse aides
- 2.39
- Weekend nursing
- 3.34
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 43%
Registered nurse turnover: 40%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
29.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.4%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.6%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
18%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
24.7%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.9%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
35.5%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
3%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
96.8%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
78.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
81%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
74.4%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: D
The home failed to assess residents for a feeding assistant program, follow their care plans, and make sure feeding assistants were properly trained and supervised. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 811 — 42 CFR §483.60 — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of LEGACY HEALTHCARE · 89 homes · 2.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 35.2 residents on an average day (88% of 40 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 28 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.