Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
New London Specialty Care
100 Care Circle Street, New London, IA · (319) 367-5753
- Certified beds
- 43
- Residents per day
- 42
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Care Initiatives
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1999
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
New London Specialty Care carries 45 inspection points. That is fewer than 39% 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
8 health citations on record since 2025. 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2E
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nutrition and Dietary1E
- E
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Pharmacy Service1E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Inspection history
2026-02-26
8 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2025-03-20
0 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2024-05-30
0 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 6 min of nursing staff time a day, 37 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 6 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 79% of nursing staff and 88% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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 vaccine5.2 pts better | 99.4% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.9 pts better | 97.7% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.6 pts better | 1.3% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptomsAbout the same | 4.2% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.6 pts worse | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.9 pts better | 15.1% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication6.8 pts better | 13.0% | 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 worsened11.8 pts worse | 27.0% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.3 pts worse | 17.9% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.2 pts worse | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.1 pts better | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.8 pts better | 22.2% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.3 pts worse | 8.4% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine14.1 pts better | 98.1% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.3 pts better | 11.7% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1 pts better | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine22.7 pts better | 97.1% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission7.6 pts worse | 28.3% | 20.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
25 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 |
| Beal, Michael | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · 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 |
| Donahue, Bailey | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Donahue, Bailey | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Drake, Emily | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Gilyard, Tanya | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 42 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 |
| Volm, Johanna | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Wei, Shipeng | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Wei, Shipeng | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
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Fire safety
10 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4F
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2F
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Egress2F
- E
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Construction1F
- F
Use approved construction type or materials.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
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