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Laurens Care Center
304 East Veterans Road, Laurens, IA 50554 (opens Google Maps) · Pocahontas County · (712) 845-4915· 38 certified beds · avg 28 residents/day · certified since May 1, 1994 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 16, 2026
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
4.50
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 15 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility's quality committee — the internal group responsible for finding and fixing care problems — did not have the required members or did not meet at least every three months. F-0868
The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. F-0658
The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. F-0688
View all 15 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility's quality committee — the internal group responsible for finding and fixing care problems — did not have the required members or did not meet at least every three months. · F-0868 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. · F-0688 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time. · from a complaint · F-0561 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. · F-0625 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not verify that its nurse aides had completed their required training, or did not retrain aides who had been out of nurse aide work for 2 years. · F-0729 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered. · F-0582 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. · F-0625 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not train its staff on dementia care and on recognizing and reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation. · F-0943 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (4 → 4).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2024
All citations: 5
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 6
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2026
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | E |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | E |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityIowa averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 4.50
Iowa average: 4.37
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 1.07
Iowa average: 0.85
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.06
Iowa average: 3.86
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Iowa avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.50 | 4.37 | 3.95 | top 38% in Iowa; top 23% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.07 | 0.85 | 0.69 | top 21% in Iowa; top 13% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.06 | 3.86 | 3.50 | top 37% in Iowa; top 21% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.72 | 0.51 | 0.48 | top 15% in Iowa; top 15% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 42.4 | 44.0 | 45.8 | bottom 49% in Iowa; top 43% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 42.9 | 42.1 | 42.9 | bottom 49% in Iowa; bottom 49% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.30, RN 1.02, weekend 3.87.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.30 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Technologies INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/24/2017 |
| BCG Holdings INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2024 |
| Blue Stone Therapy INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2025 |
| Boevers, Jennifer | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2020 |
| Boevers, Jennifer | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2020 |
| Brighton Consulting Group LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2024 |
| Cattail BCG LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2024 |
| Cattail INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2024 |
| Coppage LTC Pharmacy Consulting PLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/20/2022 |
| Dodd, Jamie | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/10/2023 |
| Dodd, Jamie | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/10/2023 |
| Ecsi INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2024 |
| Egertsen, Marlin | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/18/2025 |
| Horsman, Kelly | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2023 |
| Iowa Health Care Association | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2024 |
| Norland, Mikayla | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/20/2021 |
| Svuba, Jerlyn | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2021 |
| Van Genderen, Kaye | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2022 |
| Williams & Company PC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/08/2013 |
| Woodley, Richard | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2024 |
All 20 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "How does your quality committee work, and can you share an example of a problem it identified and fixed?"
- "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
- "What do you do daily to keep residents moving, and how do you help residents at risk of losing mobility?"
- "What percentage of your residents and staff are vaccinated against flu and pneumonia, and how do you offer the vaccines?"
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "What choices do residents have over their daily schedule, like meal times, bathing, and activities?"
- "If my family member goes to the hospital, how long will you hold their bed, and will we get that in writing?"
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 42% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 20 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonda Specialty Care | 17.8 mi | Fonda, IA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Emmetsburg Care Center | 19.7 mi | Emmetsburg, IA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 165219.