Based on personnel file review, the facility mandatory education calendar, and staff interview, the facility failed to implement behavioral health training for 5 of 5 staff reviewed (Staff F, G, H, I, J). The facility reported a census of 30 residents. Findings include: The Employee List Report listed the following staff hire dates: Staff F 3/1/23 Staff J 3/28/23. The New Hire Report listed the following staff hire dates: Staff G 11/16/23 Staff H 10/6/23 Staff I 4/6/23 The facility lacked documentation that Staff F, Staff G, Staff H, Staff I, and Staff J completed training in Behavioral Health. The 2024 Mandatory Education calendar included the following topics: effective communication, resident rights, QAPI, infection control, compliance and ethics, and resident behavioral health. …
F949 citations in Iowa
Administration Deficiencies
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Iowa cites F949 less often than its own record predicts
0.44 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Iowa in 2024, this is the portion that was F949.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Iowa surveyors wrote
F949 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.06% | 1.09× |
| 2024 | 0.04% | 0.44× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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