Osage Rehab and Health Care Center

830 South Fifth Street, Osage, IA 50461 · (641) 732-5520
For profit - Limited Liability company · 46 certified beds

Osage Rehab and Health Care Center has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in December 2025, found 12 citations (the Iowa average is 6.5). It was fined 1 time in the last three years, $14,433 in all.

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on December 22, 2025 found 12 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.December 22, 2025 · F0727 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.December 22, 2025 · F0552 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.December 22, 2025 · F0604 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.December 22, 2025 · F0636 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.December 22, 2025 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.December 22, 2025 · F0644 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.December 22, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Post nurse staffing information every day.December 22, 2025 · F0732 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterlyDecember 22, 2025 · F0868 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.December 22, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.December 22, 2025 · F0882 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.December 22, 2025 · F0883 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 25 citations.

• Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.April 2, 2026 · F0576 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.April 2, 2026 · F0657 · 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 2, 2026 · F0676 · 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.February 11, 2026 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.December 22, 2025 · F0636 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.December 22, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.December 22, 2025 · F0727 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Post nurse staffing information every day.December 22, 2025 · F0732 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility.June 11, 2025 · F0774 · 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 8, 2025 · F0584 · 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.April 8, 2025 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.February 28, 2025 · F0656 · 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.February 28, 2025 · F0658 · 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.February 28, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: 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 28, 2025 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.November 14, 2024 · F0607 · 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.November 14, 2024 · 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.November 14, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.November 14, 2024 · F0698 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.July 17, 2024 · F0656 · 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 17, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.July 17, 2024 · F0693 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.April 9, 2024 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.April 9, 2024 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.April 9, 2024 · F0943 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $14,433July 17, 2024
• Medicare payment denial for 9 daysStarting March 22, 2026
• Medicare payment denial for 34 daysStarting March 28, 2025

Nurse staffing

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

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