Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Belle Plaine Specialty Care
1505 Sunset Drive, Belle Plaine, IA · (319) 444-2500
- Certified beds
- 46
- Residents per day
- 42
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Care Initiatives
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 22, 1997
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Iowa.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
Belle Plaine Specialty Care carries 40 inspection points. That is fewer than 43% of Iowa's 385 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Iowa: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–7 pts
- 4★ 7–21 pts
- 3★ 21–41 pts
- 2★ 41–86.5 pts
- 1★ over 86.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in Iowa by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
20 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Nutrition and Dietary7F
- E
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- D
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- E
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.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Quality of Life and Care4D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Resident Rights3D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Administration2F
- F
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- F
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Nursing and Physician Services1F
- F
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.
Inspection history
2025-08-28
2 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
2024-10-17
10 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (4 deficiencies)
2023-07-20
8 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 51 min of nursing staff time a day, 49 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 51 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 50% of nursing staff and 38% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.8 pts better | 100.0% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.2 pts better | 100.0% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.1 pts better | 0.8% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms4.2 pts better | 0.0% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.3 pts worse | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication15.3 pts better | 5.7% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.8 pts worse | 25.6% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.2 pts worse | 15.4% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.6 pts better | 9.0% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts better | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.6 pts better | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.5 pts better | 23.5% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.2 pts better | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine16 pts better | 100.0% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.6 pts worse | 4.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine22.2 pts better | 96.6% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
23 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care Initiatives | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 43 facilities |
| Baedke, Charissa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Beal, Michael | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Beal, Michael | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Bowen, Lane | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 44 facilities |
| Carothers, Mary Jane | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Childs, Kevin | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Computershare Corporate Trust Company, Na | 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization | 0% | 59 facilities |
| Computershare Corporate Trust Company, Na | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 59 facilities |
| Corless, Peter | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Dixon, David | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 44 facilities |
| Drake, Emily | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Gilyard, Tanya | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Huff, Mitchell | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Huff, Mitchell | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Krein, Keith | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Kuhn, Jeramy | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Mcdyer, Jessica | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Rust, Elizabeth | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Sturm, Denise | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Upmeyer, Linda | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Whyms, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Whyms, Brian | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
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Fire safety
10 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- F
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Smoke2F
- F
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
Construction1E
- E
Use approved construction type or materials.
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