NURSING HOME PUBLIC RECORD
CMS lists this provider in Ruthven, IA, with 46 certified beds, an overall rating of 4/5, and 10 citation rows in the current August 2026 release.
2701 Mitchell Street Box 0 · Ruthven, IA 51358 · Palo Alto County
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.
CMS supplies 3 survey-cycle rows for Ruthven Community Care Center in this release; health and fire inspection dates remain separate.
| Cycle | Health date | Health deficiencies | Fire date | Fire deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | 2025-10-02 | 2 | 2025-10-02 | 0 |
| Cycle 2 | 2024-09-19 | 2 | 2024-09-19 | 1 |
| Cycle 3 | 2023-06-22 | 2 | 2023-06-22 | 3 |
CMS reports 10 citation rows, including 0 with G–L codes and 0 with J–L codes.
0 rows carry G–L scope/severity codes; 0 carry J–L. 0 tag codes appear on more than one survey date. These counts describe citation rows, not residents or incidents.
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 · 2025-11-25Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-11-25Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-09-25Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-09-25To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-09-28List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-06-30Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-06-23Procure 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 · 2023-06-23Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-07-03Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2023-06-30The August 2026 file contains 0 penalty rows and $0 in listed fines for this provider record.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No penalty row appeared in the August 2026 penalties file. | |||
CMS matched 45 ownership disclosure rows to Ruthven Community Care Center; names and roles are reported fields, not independently verified identities.
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.
CMS reports 3.33 total nurse hours and 0.47 RN hours per resident day for this provider.
Staffing fields are provider-reported and case-mix context matters. CMS applies footnotes and exclusions not reproduced as a new score here.
No second published facility record in Ruthven, IA met the local peer rule in this release.
No second facility in the same city met the directory rule.
Use this ledger to frame questions—not to choose care on its own. Recheck Medicare Care Compare, contact the state survey agency and long-term care ombudsman, and ask the facility about anything you find.
