Based on clinical record review, staff interview and physician interview, the facility failed to regularly test staff and 2 of 2 residents who tested positive for COVID-19 and expired (Residents #42 and #258). The failure included not conducting routine testing of unvaccinated staff members per Community Transmission Levels which would have required twice a week testing from [DATE] thru [DATE]. The failure included not conducting Broad Based, Facility Wide Testing of all staff and residents in lieu of sufficient evidence of close contact tracing when positive cases arose on [DATE] and [DATE]. The failure to conduct routine testing of staff and residents resulted in an Immediate Jeopardy to the health, safety, and security of the residents. …
F886 citations in Iowa
Infection Control Deficiencies
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F886 citations were recorded in Iowa for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F886 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 observations, interviews, and chart review the facility failed to adequately communicate and implement consistent staff testing for the COVID-19 virus. The facility reported a census of 38 residents. Findings include: On 4/19/23 at 1:48 PM Staff P, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), came in the front door and said she was just beginning her shift. She explained that due it being the beginning of her work week she took the COVID-19 test. She said that the facility tested on ce a week, or twice a week if someone tests positive. After seven minutes, Staff P documented the test as negative. On 4/18/23 at 3:29 PM Staff P explained that she had a religious exemption. She said that she filled something out and put it in her file upon hire. …
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