Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center

CCN 165362 · CENTRAL AVENUE HEALTHCARE, INC. · For profit - Corporation · THE ENSIGN GROUP chain · 76 certified beds · Wright · IA


Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is a 76-bed nursing home in Clarion, Iowa. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1997-09-17. It averages 63.6 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center?

CMS lists 37 health-inspection deficiencies for Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center since 2023-07-20, 20 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2025-11-25.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2025-11-25F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2025-08-28F0656, F0689, F0760, F0842, F0865, F0868, F0880Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2025-07-09F0686, F0725Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.D
2025-02-11F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.D
2024-10-17F0609, F0610Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.K
2024-10-17F0600, F0760Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.J
2024-10-17F0812, F0880, F0943Procure 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. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.E
2024-10-17F0578, F0803Honor 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. / 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
2023-07-20F0584, F0657Honor 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. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.E
2023-07-20F0550, F0561, F0567, F0580, F0656, F0658, F0676, F0684, F0689, F0695, F0725, F0740, F0761, F0812, F0880Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Develop 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. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / 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.D

Why was Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center fined?

DateTypeAmount
2024-10-17Fine$24,174

How is Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center staffed relative to the IA average?

MeasureThis facilityIA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day2.833453.81506
Total nursing staff turnover (%)44.944.0
Average number of residents per day63.652.4

Who owns Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, and what chain is it in?

Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name CENTRAL AVENUE HEALTHCARE, INC. and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYBURNAM, SOON, COZZENS, SPENCER, SMITH, DUSTINsince 01/08/2020
CORPORATE DIRECTORJORGENSEN, DAVIDsince 09/09/2024
CORPORATE OFFICERBURNAM, SOON, KEETCH, CHAD, KOENIG, DEBRA, SATO, AMIsince 03/01/2011
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLAEROFUND HOLDINGS INC, ELOHIM MEDICAL STAFFING AGENCY INC, HELPING HANDS NURSING SOLUTION INC, ONSHIFT INC, COZZENS, SPENCER, SMITH, DUSTINsince 01/08/2020
INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNFPORT, BARRYsince 08/28/2025
ADP OF THE SNFCARETRUST GP LLC, CARETRUST REIT INC, CTR PARTNERSHIP LP, ENSIGN SERVICES INC, GAZEBO PARK HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC, THE ENSIGN GROUP INC, COZZENS, SPENCER, SMITH, DUSTINsince 06/01/2011

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