Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center

Clay · IA · For profit - Corporation · THE ENSIGN GROUP chain · 82 certified beds · CCN 165449 · PARKER CREEK HEALTHCARE LLC


Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center operates 82 certified beds in Spencer, Iowa. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 2002-07-18. It averages 62.7 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center?

CMS lists 45 health-inspection deficiencies for Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-04.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-04F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.G
2026-03-30F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2025-08-14F0628, F0880Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2025-08-14F0567, F0605, F0656, F0684, F0692, F0693, F0698, F0759, F0760, F0803, F0842, F0883Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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 safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D
2024-08-22F0656, F0725, F0732, F0812, F0880Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / 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
2024-08-22F0558, F0655, F0657, F0658, F0688, F0758, F0803Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / 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. / 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. / 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. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.D
2024-05-20F0678Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.J
2024-03-14F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.E
2024-03-14F0677, F0880Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2023-10-30F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.J
2023-10-30F0656, F0658, F0677, F0688, F0759, F0761, F0812, F0880Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / 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
2023-10-30F0604, F0644, F0657, F0698Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / 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. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.D

Why was Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center fined 2 times?

DateTypeAmount
2024-05-20Fine$14,433
2023-10-30Fine$10,273

Has Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center had payment denied by Medicare?

Payment denial startLength in days
2023-11-247

How is Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center staffed relative to the IA average?

MeasureThis facilityIA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.384833.81506
Average number of residents per day62.752.4

Who owns Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center, and what chain is it in?

Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name PARKER CREEK HEALTHCARE LLC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTGATEWAY HEALTHCARE LLCsince 02/22/2024
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYBURNAM, SOON, FELDMANN, BRUCE, KOENIG, DEBRAsince 02/22/2024
CORPORATE OFFICERBURNAM, SOONsince 02/22/2024
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLFELDMANN, BRUCE, KOENIG, DEBRAsince 02/22/2024
INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNFJORGENSEN, DAVID, KEETCH, CHAD, PORT, BARRYsince 07/05/2025
ADP OF THE SNFDEWEY HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC, ENSIGN SERVICES INC, STANDARD BEARER HEALTHCARE OP, LP, THE ENSIGN GROUP INC, FELDMANN, BRUCE, KOENIG, DEBRAsince 04/14/2025

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