Based on personnel file review, the facility in-service attendance calendar, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure staff completed training in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement(QAPI) for 6 of 6 staff reviewed(Staff B,M, N, O, P, Q). The facility reported a census of 76 residents.Findings included: An Employee Face Sheet listed the hire date for Staff B Licensed Practical Nurse(LPN) as 1/8/25. The facility's Hired List By Date listed the following hire dates:Staff O Certified Nursing Assistant(CNA) 4/16/25Staff P CNA 7/16/25Staff Q CNA 8/28/25The facility lacked documentation that new hires Staff B, Staff O, Staff P and Staff Q and non-new hires Staff M and Staff N completed training in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement(QAPI) upon hire/annually. …
F944 citations in Iowa
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Iowa cites F944 less often than its own record predicts
0.46 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Iowa in 2025, this is the portion that was F944.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F944 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 record review, staff interview and policy review the facility failed to document nursing education on the QAPI (Quality Assurance Performance Improvement) program for 4 out of 4 staff members reviewed. The facility reported a census of 51 residents. Findings include: A review of the human resources files for Staff F, RN, Staff G, LPN, Staff R, LPN and Staff S, LPN revealed the facility failed to document documentation these nurses received education on the QAPI program. The Administrator provided statement saying all above were trained, with the exception of the QAPI program. During an interview on 9/26/24 at 1:33 PM, the Administrator reported the facility did not have a policy on training staff on QAPI.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Iowa citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.06% | 0.96× |
| 2024 | 0.11% | 1.17× |
| 2025 | 0.04% | 0.46× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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