Compiled from official CMS federal data
Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, Johnston, IA — Violations & Inspection Reports
Does Bishop Drumm Retirement Center have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Bishop Drumm Retirement Center (CCN 165448), in Johnston, IA, has federal inspection findings. CMS also lists the facility as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program; a candidate is not on the active watch list.
In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 27 deficiencies; the most severe is rated G, a level CMS classifies as actual harm. The latest standard health inspection on file is dated 2025-07-21. Earlier-cycle citations appear in the dated timeline below as historical, not current. CMS has $270,826 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own.
Abuse-, fall-, and care-related findings on the federal record
- 6 citations for accident hazards or inadequate supervision (F689) — the deficiency family behind fall-related findings; most recent Feb 2026.
- 4 pressure-ulcer care citations (F686) — the consumer term is "bedsores"; most recent Sep 2025.
- 1 nutrition and hydration citation (F692) — the consumer terms are "malnutrition" and "dehydration"; most recent Sep 2024.
- 63 findings on file from complaint-triggered inspections.
Every figure above restates CMS’s own dated record; this page draws no conclusion of its own. Strict state filing deadlines can apply to nursing-home injury claims — a licensed attorney in your state can review this record.
FOR FAMILIES
What brings you to this record?
The Federal Record
At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility for 2 deficiencies that CMS classified as "actual harm" — its category for harm that reached a resident, above the level of risk alone.
Below is this facility's federal inspection record as on file with CMS.
A candidate for the federal Special Focus Facility watch list
CMS lists this facility as a candidate for the Special Focus Facility program. It is not on the active watch list.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
CMS's own A–L scope/severity grid. Plotted cells mark this facility's most recent (current-cycle) citations.
Civil money penalties on file
$270,826
CMS also records 201 days of payment denial.
Have a lawyer review this record →
About this record: Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with CMS; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
Deficiency timeline
Citations are listed by scope/severity (most severe first), not chronologically; each entry is labeled current-cycle or historical.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
56 more citations on file — Accidents & supervision 5 · Pressure ulcers 1 · Nutrition & hydration 1 · Medication & pharmacy 1 · Resident rights 8 · Other citations 34 (expand)
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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 enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide 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.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Overall CMS star rating
This facility: 1 · CMS state average: 3.1
Both figures as published by CMS.
You may be reading this record for the first time.
If something happened to someone you love at this facility, this federal record may be new to you today. The company that operates a nursing home, by contrast, is rarely seeing records like this for the first time — operators like these typically retain standing legal, risk, and insurance teams whose routine work includes records exactly like the one on this page. That is not a judgment of this facility; it is how the business is structured. Because strict time limits can apply, families often find it helps to have a qualified person review the record with them sooner rather than later.
Your federal record — tap to preview
Federal record
Bishop Drumm Retirement Center — Federal Record
Your answers below fill this section.
- —
- —
- —
- —
- —
- —
SECTION 7 — CASE CONTEXT
Add what you saw at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center to this record
No call centers, no auctions. CareSentinel is an independent service that compiles the public CMS record and does not provide legal advice. The federal record is a point-in-time inspection record and may understate what actually occurred. CareSentinel is operated by Nodal Logics LLC.
Strict time limits can apply to taking legal action — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
If you believe a resident is in immediate danger, call 911. Care concerns can also be reported at no cost to your state survey agency or the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program (ltcombudsman.org) — independent of any legal inquiry.
How to read this record
Making sense of a CMS inspection record
CMS scores every citation on a grid from A to L, combining how widespread a finding was with how serious it was. A–C is a deficiency CMS classifies as no harm; D–F as the potential for harm; G–I as actual harm that reached a resident; and J–L as immediate jeopardy, CMS’s most serious level. Later letters mark more serious findings.
Three questions to ask on a tour
- How is the home staffed on nights, weekends, and holidays?
- What happens when a resident’s condition changes suddenly?
- How, and how quickly, are families told about an incident?