Based on Electronic Health Records (EHR) review and staff interviews the facility failed to provide written notice, including the reason for the change, before the resident's room at the facility was changed for 3 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident #1, #7 and #8). The facility reported a census of 74 residents.Findings include:1. The Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] revealed Resident #1 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) of 9 indicating moderate cognitive impairment. …
F559 citations in Iowa
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Iowa cites F559 less often than its own record predicts
0.35 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Iowa in 2024, this is the portion that was F559.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F559 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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