St Luke's Regional Medical Center SNF
801 Fifth Street, Sioux City, IA 51102 · Woodbury County · 20 certified beds · avg 7 residents/day · certified since Sep 30, 2017
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
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.
All citations in the current public record (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not properly inform residents or their representatives about arbitration agreements — contracts that give up the right to sue in court — including their right to refuse to sign. |
| Jan 18, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not provide a neutral and fair arbitration process. Arbitration is a way of settling disputes outside of court, and if it's used, the facility must agree with the resident on a neutral arbitrator and a convenient location. |
| Jan 18, 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. |
Inspection trend by year
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | F |
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)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
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) | 11.26 | 4.37 | 3.95 | top 1% in Iowa; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 3.45 | 0.85 | 0.69 | top 1% in Iowa; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 10.48 | 3.86 | 3.50 | top 1% in Iowa; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 1.68 | 0.51 | 0.48 | top 1% in Iowa; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 0.0 | 44.0 | 45.8 | — |
| RN turnover (%) | 0.0 | 42.1 | 42.9 | — |
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 10.85, RN 3.32, weekend 10.10. 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: 4/5 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation · changed ownership in the last 12 months
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold, Jane | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2015 |
| Arnold, Jane | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/19/2000 |
| Arnold, Jane | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2025 |
| Beaulieu, Renee | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Bullock, Dennis | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2019 |
| Choquette, Holly | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2025 |
| Choquette, Holly | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2025 |
| Crone, Michael | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2018 |
| Dewald, Hannah | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
| Drew, Cara | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2025 |
| Drew, Cara | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2025 |
| Iowa Health System | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/1996 |
| James, Angelo | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Kizer, Scott | Individual | Individual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/24/2025 |
| Knapp, Leah | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/10/2023 |
| Knapp, Leah | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/10/2023 |
| Knapp, Leah | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2025 |
| Lindley, Wendy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/16/2017 |
| Lindley, Wendy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2025 |
| Palmer, James | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Is signing an arbitration agreement required for admission, and can we refuse it without affecting my family member's care?"
- "Does your admission agreement include an arbitration clause, and is signing it optional?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "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?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Accura Healthcare of Sioux City, LLC | 3.1 mi | Sioux City, IA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 165620.