Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation
Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation is a 65-bed nursing home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-07-17. It averages 59.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation?
CMS lists 48 health-inspection deficiencies for Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation, 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 2026-02-26.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | F0686, F0689 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2026-02-26 | F0550, F0583, F0628, F0641, F0655, F0657, F0684, F0693, F0698, F0760, F0774, F0865, F0880, F0883, F0887 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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 that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D |
| 2025-11-17 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-08-27 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | J |
| 2025-08-27 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E |
| 2025-08-27 | F0550, F0636, F0658 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2025-05-22 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2025-05-22 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2025-03-27 | F0684, F0710 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. | D |
| 2025-01-15 | F0658, F0725, F0825 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. | D |
| 2024-07-18 | F0550, F0609 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-03-07 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2024-03-07 | F0925 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | F |
| 2024-03-07 | F0812, F0842, F0943 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E |
| 2024-03-07 | F0578, F0580, F0625, F0655, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0679, F0725 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / 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. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / 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 activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | D |
| 2023-09-27 | F0684, F0686 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
Why was Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | Fine | $30,745 |
| 2025-08-27 | Fine | $135,298 |
How is Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation staffed relative to the IA average?
| Measure | This facility | IA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.18020 | 3.81506 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 48.8 | 44.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 59.7 | 52.4 |
Who owns Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation, and what chain is it in?
Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name GYPSUM CREEK HEALTHCARE, INC. and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | HAYDEN, ELIZABETH, WALLACE, LINCOLN | since 02/26/2016 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | JORGENSEN, DAVID | since 01/01/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | KEETCH, CHAD, KOENIG, DEBRA, SATO, AMI | since 03/01/2011 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BURNAM, SOON, HAYDEN, ELIZABETH, WALLACE, LINCOLN | since 02/26/2016 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | PORT, BARRY | since 08/28/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ENSIGN SERVICES INC, OLESON PARK HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC, THE ENSIGN GROUP INC, HAYDEN, ELIZABETH, WALLACE, LINCOLN | since 02/26/2016 |
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