Based on personnel file review, the facility in-service attendance calendar, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure staff completed training in infection control for 4 of 6 staff reviewed (Staff B,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 completed training in infection control.An undated, untitled facility document stated the facility training program was for all departments including new hires and existing staff. …
F945 citations in Iowa
Infection Control Deficiencies
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Iowa cites F945 less often than its own record predicts
0.76 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Iowa in 2025, this is the portion that was F945.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F945 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Iowa citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.77× |
| 2025 | 0.04% | 0.76× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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