Pillar of Cedar Valley
In Waterloo, Iowa, Pillar of Cedar Valley is a nursing home with 114 certified beds, certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1997-03-13. It averages 133.2 residents a day.
Has Pillar of Cedar Valley been cited for violations?
CMS lists 24 health-inspection deficiencies for Pillar of Cedar Valley since 2023-06-29, 22 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-11.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-12-23 | F0600, F0609, F0610 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2025-11-17 | F0640, F0656, F0688, F0689, F0695, F0760, F0908 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | D |
| 2024-10-03 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2024-10-03 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | E |
| 2024-10-03 | F0550, F0658, F0684, F0689, F0693, F0912, F0913, F0914, F0919 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. / Provide bedrooms that have direct access to an exit hallway. / Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2023-06-29 | F0676, F0758 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
How is Pillar of Cedar Valley staffed relative to the IA average?
| Measure | This facility | IA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.91701 | 3.81506 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 32.7 | 44.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 133.2 | 52.4 |
Who owns Pillar of Cedar Valley?
Pillar of Cedar Valley is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BLACK HAWK NURSING AND REHABILITATION LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | TAMID WATERLOO LLC | since 12/15/2022 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | TAMID HEALTHCARE NFP | since 12/15/2022 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | ARENDS, HILARY | since 04/03/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | KUZMENKO, MICHAEL, SHIR, ANATOLIY | since 12/15/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | PILLAR SENIOR CARE LLC, MESSING, MICHAEL, TARNOFF, MICHAEL | since 12/15/2022 |
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