01 / INSPECTION LEDGER
Survey cycles in this release
| Cycle | Health date | Health deficiencies | Fire date | Fire deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | 2025-07-30 | 8 | 2025-07-30 | 2 |
| Cycle 2 | 2024-07-15 | 14 | 2024-07-15 | 6 |
| Cycle 3 | 2023-05-04 | 1 | 2023-05-04 | 7 |
CMS CCN 1652282026-08-01 PROCESSING DATE
NURSING HOME PUBLIC RECORD
Dubuque Specialty Care
2935 Kaufmann Avenue · Dubuque, IA 52001 · Dubuque County
Certified beds84CMS provider file
Recent citation rows38current CMS citation release
Penalty rows2current CMS penalties file
Read this record carefully.
The citation files cover the three most recent standard inspections plus qualifying complaint and infection-control inspections in the prior three years. A correction date is a CMS field; this site does not independently verify conditions. Absence from a file is not proof that no issue exists.
02 / CITATION DETAIL
38 rows in the current release
2 rows carry G–L scope/severity codes; 0 carry J–L. 9 tag codes appear on more than one survey date. These counts describe citation rows, not residents or incidents.
2025-07-30 · HEALTHF0644Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-282025-07-30 · HEALTHF0657Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-282025-07-30 · HEALTHF0725Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-282025-07-30 · HEALTHF0740Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-28 · complaint2025-07-30 · HEALTHF0760Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-282025-07-30 · HEALTHF0812Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-282025-07-30 · HEALTHF0865Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-282025-07-30 · HEALTHF0880Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-08-282025-07-30 · FIREK0353Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-07-222025-07-30 · FIREK0363Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-07-222024-07-15 · FIREE0039Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-07-312024-07-15 · FIREE0041Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-07-302024-07-15 · HEALTHF0550Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-06 · complaint2024-07-15 · HEALTHF0580Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-06 · complaint2024-07-15 · HEALTHF0584Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-062024-07-15 · HEALTHF0623Severity B · pattern; potential for minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-062024-07-15 · HEALTHF0625Severity B · pattern; potential for minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-06 · complaint2024-07-15 · HEALTHF0657Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-062024-07-15 · HEALTHF0658Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-06 · complaint2024-07-15 · HEALTHF0684Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-06 · complaint2024-07-15 · HEALTHF0686Severity G · isolated actual harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-062024-07-15 · HEALTHF0689Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-06 · complaint2024-07-15 · HEALTHF0725Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-06 · complaint2024-07-15 · HEALTHF0812Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-08-0603 / ENFORCEMENT FILE
Penalties reported by CMS
Fine amounts and payment-denial days are shown exactly as aggregated from the current penalties file. They do not imply an unpaid balance.
| Date | Type | Fine amount | Payment-denial days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-15 | Fine | $53,372 | 0 |
| 2024-07-15 | Payment Denial | $0 | 16 |
04 / OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURES
Who appears in the CMS file
- CARE INITIATIVESOrganization · 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100% · since 09/01/2009
- COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NAOrganization · 5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTERESTNOT APPLICABLE · since 02/01/2025
- BEAL, MICHAELIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 06/01/2020
- BOWEN, LANEIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/2021
- CAROTHERS, MARY JANEIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/2023
- CHILDS, KEVINIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 04/01/2023
- CORLESS, PETERIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/2025
- KREIN, KEITHIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 06/29/2022
- RUST, ELIZABETHIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/2023
- STURM, DENISEIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/2021
- UPMEYER, LINDAIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE · since 06/29/2022
- BEAL, MICHAELIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 06/01/2020
- DIXON, DAVIDIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 06/01/2016
- DRAKE, EMILYIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 01/04/2023
- GILYARD, TANYAIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 05/23/2025
- KUHN, JERAMYIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 06/25/2008
- MCDYER, JESSICAIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 02/22/2023
- VOLM, JOHANNAIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/2021
Names and roles are self-reported CMS disclosure fields. Exact-name pages do not prove that similarly named people or organizations are the same entity.
05 / CMS STAFFING FIELDS
Reported hours and turnover
Staffing fields are provider-reported and case-mix context matters. CMS applies footnotes and exclusions not reproduced as a new score here.
Total nurse hours2.89per resident day
RN hours0.57per resident day
Weekend nurse hours2.40per resident day
Staff turnover57.1%CMS reported field
06 / LOCAL RECORDS
Open the Dubuque ledger →Other published facilities nearby
Bethany Home66 beds · CMS overall 5/59 citation rowsEnnoble Nursing And Rehab85 beds · CMS overall 5/512 citation rowsHarmony Dubuque75 beds · CMS overall 2/543 citation rowsLuther Manor At Hillcrest103 beds · CMS overall 1/543 citation rowsMount Carmel Bluffs60 beds · CMS overall 5/515 citation rowsStonehill Care Center185 beds · CMS overall 4/518 citation rowsSunnycrest Manor77 beds · CMS overall 4/524 citation rows