Cherokee Specialty Care
Cherokee Specialty Care is a 62-bed nursing home in Cherokee, Iowa. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1997-06-23. It averages 37.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Cherokee Specialty Care?
CMS lists 33 health-inspection deficiencies for Cherokee Specialty Care, 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 2025-05-22.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-22 | F0804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E |
| 2025-05-22 | F0644, F0656 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2025-01-30 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-01-30 | F0572, F0600, F0609, F0610, F0691, F0725 | Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. / 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. / Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | D |
| 2024-07-18 | F0804, F0868 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | E |
| 2024-07-18 | F0580, F0657, F0684, F0690, F0812, F0880 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-05-16 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-03-20 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-01-04 | F0602 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | D |
| 2023-11-09 | F0607, F0625, F0812, F0880 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-11-09 | F0550, F0623, F0641, F0644, F0657, F0658, F0689, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
How is Cherokee Specialty Care staffed relative to the IA average?
| Measure | This facility | IA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.67015 | 3.81506 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 41.3 | 44.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 37.5 | 52.4 |
Who owns Cherokee Specialty Care, and what chain is it in?
Cherokee Specialty Care is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name CARE INITIATIVES and belongs to the CARE INITIATIVES chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | CARE INITIATIVES | since 11/12/2010 |
| 5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST | COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NA | since 01/01/2025 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | BEAL, MICHAEL, BOWEN, LANE, CAROTHERS, MARY JANE, CHILDS, KEVIN, CORLESS, PETER, KREIN, KEITH, RUST, ELIZABETH, STURM, DENISE, UPMEYER, LINDA | since 01/01/2021 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BEAL, MICHAEL, DIXON, DAVID, DRAKE, EMILY, GILYARD, TANYA, KUHN, JERAMY, MCDYER, JESSICA | since 01/04/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BOEVE, DESTINY, JURGENS, MICHAEL, SCHUBERT, KRISTI | since 01/01/2009 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | COMPUTERSHARE CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY, NA, CORLESS, PETER, JURGENS, MICHAEL, SCHUBERT, KRISTI | since 01/01/2025 |
Were you or a family member harmed at Cherokee Specialty Care?