Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a 44-bed nursing home in Cherokee, Iowa. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2000-08-10. It averages 37.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare?
CMS lists 20 health-inspection deficiencies for Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2026-03-05 | F0628, F0644, F0684, F0689, F0880 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-12-09 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-12-09 | F0919 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2025-11-05 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-02-06 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2025-02-06 | F0625, F0692 | 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. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D |
| 2024-11-05 | F0600, F0610 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2024-06-20 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2024-06-20 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2024-03-28 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-03-28 | F0567 | Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | E |
| 2024-03-28 | F0607, F0625 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / 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. | D |
How is Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare staffed relative to the IA average?
| Measure | This facility | IA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.14963 | 3.81506 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 59.3 | 44.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 37.4 | 52.4 |
Who owns Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare, and what chain is it in?
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare is registered with CMS as For profit - Individual, operates under the legal business name CHEROKEE HEALTHCARE, INC. and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | HELENTHAL, TARA | since 02/03/2016 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON | since 07/18/2011 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | HELENTHAL, TARA | since 02/03/2016 |
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