Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

200 Seventh Avenue SW, Altoona, IA 50009 · (515) 967-4267
For profit - Limited Liability company · 106 certified beds

Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in March 2026, found 5 citations (the Iowa average is 6.5). It hasn't been fined in the last three years.

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on March 19, 2026 found 5 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.March 19, 2026 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.March 19, 2026 · F0554 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.March 19, 2026 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.March 19, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.March 19, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 38 citations.

• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.July 16, 2026 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.July 16, 2026 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.July 16, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.July 16, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.March 19, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.October 30, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.October 30, 2025 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.October 30, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.June 26, 2025 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.June 26, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.February 27, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.February 27, 2025 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.February 27, 2025 · F0676 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.February 27, 2025 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.February 27, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.February 27, 2025 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.February 27, 2025 · F0849 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.August 7, 2024 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.August 7, 2024 · F0688 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.August 7, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.August 7, 2024 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.April 11, 2024 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.April 11, 2024 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.April 11, 2024 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.April 11, 2024 · F0676 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.April 11, 2024 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.February 13, 2024 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.February 13, 2024 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.February 13, 2024 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.February 13, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.February 13, 2024 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.February 13, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.February 13, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.November 28, 2023 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.November 28, 2023 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.November 28, 2023 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.November 28, 2023 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.November 28, 2023 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some

Fines and payment denials

No fines or payment denials in the last three years.

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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