Avera at Home
Estherville, Iowa · CCN 167120
826 North Eighth Street
6 federal deficiencies across 2 surveys, December 21, 2022 to January 15, 2026.
Excludes the inspector’s preamble, which is not a finding
Federal surveys with at least one deficiency
Findings against a Condition of Participation — a compliance grade, not a measure of harm
What level the findings sit at
- Standard-level116.7%
- A requirement within a Condition of Participation. The Condition itself was not cited.
- Element-level583.3%
- A specific element within a Standard. The finest level the home health programme grades at.
These are compliance grades, not harm grades: how deep in the regulation a finding sits, not whether anyone was harmed.
Most-cited requirements
- G0536A review of all current medications2
- G0572Plan of care1
- G0574Plan of care must include the following1
- G0622Name/contact information of clinical manager1
- G0706Interdisciplinary assessment of the patient1
Survey record
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | Recertification | 3 | — |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Recertification | 3 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this home health agency, in the inspector’s own words.
Home health findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from December 21, 2022 to January 15, 2026. The inspectors’ written findings come from 7,049 individual survey reports.
Federal survey findings only. State licensure findings for home health agencies are not shown.
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