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Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record

Traditions Memory Care of Newton

CCN 165420 · 2130 West 18th Street South, Newton, IA, 50208

Record as of May 2026 · Updated monthly from CMS · Data incorrect? Contact records@caregiverhelpnow.com

Does Traditions Memory Care of Newton have a federal violation or abuse history?

According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Traditions Memory Care of Newton (CCN 165420), in Newton, IA, has federal inspection findings on its record.

In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 4 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity E on CMS's A–L scale — CMS's "potential for harm" tier, below actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-07-03. 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

The most recent federal inspection on file records no actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy citations for this facility.

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

2025-10-28
CURRENT CYCLE
F689S/S E

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

2025-10-28
CURRENT CYCLE
F657S/S E

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

2025-07-03
CURRENT CYCLE
F689S/S D

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

2025-07-03
CURRENT CYCLE
F883S/S D

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

3 citations from earlier inspection cycles — historical, not current (expand)
2024-08-11
HISTORICAL
F677S/S D

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

2024-08-11
HISTORICAL
F657S/S D

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

2024-08-11
HISTORICAL
F656S/S D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

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.

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