Rehabilitation Centers of Independence West Campus
1610 Third Street NE, Independence, IA 50644 · Buchanan County · 70 certified beds · avg 53 residents/day · certified since Dec 18, 1996
Part of chain: LEGACY HEALTHCARE (89 facilities, chain avg rating 2.9★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
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 self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Nov 6, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Oct 20, 2025 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Jan 8, 2024 · F-0684 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Feb 8, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (15)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint |
| Dec 11, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Nov 6, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Aug 12, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint |
| Aug 12, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint |
| Aug 12, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint |
| Apr 17, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from misuse of their belongings or money — this is called misappropriation, and it includes theft or improper use of a resident's property or funds. · from a complaint |
| Apr 17, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint |
| Nov 14, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide each resident with a nourishing, tasty, well-balanced diet that meets their daily nutritional and special dietary needs. |
| Nov 14, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Jan 8, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint |
| Oct 19, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. |
| Oct 19, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Oct 19, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (2 → 2).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2026 | 1 | 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)
2 fines totaling $22,740, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2025 | Fine | $9,113 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Jan 31, 2024 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Iowa avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.96 | 4.37 | 3.95 | bottom 35% in Iowa; top 41% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.66 | 0.85 | 0.69 | bottom 30% in Iowa; top 40% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.52 | 3.86 | 3.50 | bottom 37% in Iowa; top 41% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.36 | 0.51 | 0.48 | bottom 27% in Iowa; bottom 44% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 60.4 | 44.0 | 45.8 | bottom 12% in Iowa; bottom 16% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 16.7 | 42.1 | 42.9 | top 13% in Iowa; top 9% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, 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 3.18, RN 0.53, weekend 2.83. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley, Karla | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Beasley, Karla | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Behounek, Linsey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Behounek, Linsey | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Borcherding, Jenny | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Borcherding, Jenny | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Burken, Sheri | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Burken, Sheri | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Cascade Capital Holdings LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Cascade Capital Partners LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| CCG Gorgona LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Deford, Colin | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Deford, Colin | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Friedenberg, Laura | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Friedenberg, Laura | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Friedman, Brian | Individual | Individual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2025 |
| Gorgona Holdco LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Gorgona Propco Holdings LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| Gorgona Sub Holdco LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
| GPN Family Trust U/A/D 4/28/08 | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/15/2024 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "What is your nurse and aide staffing ratio on each shift, including nights and weekends?"
- "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
- "What safeguards do you have to protect residents' money and belongings, and what happens when something goes missing?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County Health Center | 0.2 mi | Independence, IA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Oelwein Health Care Center | 13.8 mi | Oelwein, IA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Grandview Healthcare Center | 13.9 mi | Oelwein, IA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 165303.