Based on observations, record review, staff and Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) interviews, facility policy review, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. The facility failed to do the following; ensure staff followed proper infection control practices during resident's cares and transmission based precaution procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by failing to follow facility policy and CDC guidelines, to test residents who had been exposed to other residents positive for COVID-19, separate COVID-19 positive residents from roommates, to wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and to properly handle contaminated linens for 20 of 20 residents reviewed (Resident #2, #6, #11, #12, #27, #32, #36, #42, #59, #68, #74, #75, #85, #91, #96, #97, #100,… …
F880 citations in Iowa
Infection prevention and control · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Iowa cites F880 more often than its own record predicts
1.12 times the share F880 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Iowa in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F880 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.
Based on observation, clinical record review, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidelines, Policy review and staff interviews, the facility failed to prevent the spread of infection for 2 of 2 residents who tested positive for influenza A (Residents #17 and #38). In addition, the facility failed to implement droplet precautions, sanitize the barrier used during a blood sugar check for 1 of 2 residents observed (Resident #23), and failed to adhere to infection control practices during medication administration when dirty gloves contacted oral medication for 3 of 7 resident observed (Residents #16, #19 and #34). On 1/2/26, the facility failed to follow infection control protocols after Resident #17 tested positive for influenza A. …
Based on observations, record review, facility policy review, resident, family and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure infection prevention was practiced during meal times by allowing a staff member's dog to be present in the dining room. The facility also failed to ensure infection prevention practices were followed by allowing a staff member's dog to pee and poop in the facility. The facility also failed to ensure 1 of 1 resident (Resident #7) reviewed had clean feeding tube equipment. The facility reported a census of 33 residents.Findings include:According to the admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment tool with a reference date of 7/4/2026, Resident #7 had a Brief Interview of Mental Status (BIMS) score of 10. A BIMS score of 10 suggested mild cognitive impairment. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Iowa citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.53% | 0.88× |
| 2024 | 6.78% | 1.21× |
| 2025 | 6.95% | 1.12× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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