Kossuth Regional Health Center
Algona, Iowa · CCN 167166
1515 South Phillips
8 federal deficiencies across 2 surveys, February 22, 2023 to February 25, 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-level225.0%
- A requirement within a Condition of Participation. The Condition itself was not cited.
- Element-level675.0%
- 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
- G0528Health, psychosocial, functional, cognition1
- G0548Within 48 hours of the patient's return1
- G0572Plan of care1
- G0574Plan of care must include the following1
- G0584Verbal orders1
Survey record
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | Recertification | 5 | — |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 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 February 22, 2023 to February 25, 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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