Based on record review, staff and family interview, the facility failed to allow a resident representative/Power of Attorney (POA) assist a cognitively impaired resident with decision making for 1 resident reviewed (Resident #4). The facility reported a census of 47 residents.Findings include:According to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] Resident #4 scored 10 on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) indicating moderate cognitive impairment. Diagnoses included atrial fibrillation, cirrhosis, arthritis, and repeated falls.The Progress Noes dated 9/14/25 at 12:29 p.m. documented Resident #4 was alert to person, and to place. The resident was confused.The Progress Notes dated 9/15/25 at 10:32 a.m. documented the resident was alert to person. …
F551 citations in Iowa
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Iowa cites F551 less often than its own record predicts
0.47 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Iowa in 2024, this is the portion that was F551.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F551 findings written in Iowa, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
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