The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Zearing Health Care, LLC
Zearing, IA · Medicare-certified · 40 beds
In good standing
For-profit
3 of 5 overall
Zearing Health Care, LLC in Zearing, IA has a 3 out of 5 overall rating, with 3-star health inspections, 5-star quality measures, and 1-star staffing. It had $0 in fines over the last 24 months, but recent inspection citations included care planning, resident information/understanding, and food handling.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 22, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
13.3%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.8%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
0.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
18.6%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
11.7%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
18.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.3%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.4%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to respond appropriately to all reported abuse or neglect concerns. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 610 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Recent history
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 31.8 residents on an average day (80% of 40 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 29 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.