Laporte City Specialty Care — Federal Survey Record

Does Laporte City Specialty Care have a federal violation or abuse history?

According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Laporte City Specialty Care (CCN 165300), in La Porte City, IA, has federal inspection findings on its record.

In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 2 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity G on CMS's A–L scale, a level CMS classifies as actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2026-02-26. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.

The Federal Record

At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility for 1 actual-harm deficiency.

Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with CMS.

Scope & Severity — current cycle

ANo Harm

BNo Harm

CNo Harm

DPotential

EPotential

FPotential

GActual Harm

HActual Harm

IActual Harm

JImm. Jeopardy

KImm. Jeopardy

LImm. Jeopardy

CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations, as on file with CMS.

Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average

This facility: 5 · CMS state average: 3.1

Side-by-side with the CMS-published Overall CMS star rating for this state. This is the government's own published state average — not a CareSentinel-computed figure or delta.

Deficiency timeline — full federal history

2026-02-26

CURRENT CYCLE

F880S/S D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

2025-11-20

CURRENT CYCLE

F760S/S G

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

1 citation from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)

2024-01-04

HISTORICAL

F801S/S F

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Each citation below is a federal survey finding, dated and labeled with its CMS deficiency tag, as on file with CMS. Older inspection cycles are de-emphasized; only the most recent cycle is current.

Does Laporte City Specialty Care have a federal violation or abuse history?

At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility for 1 actual-harm deficiency.

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