Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Prairie Vista Village
2785 1ST Avenue S, Altoona, IA · (515) 967-8700
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 46
- Residents per day
- 43
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Pivotal Health Care
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- September 6, 2014
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How this home got 5 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
★★★★★+1 star
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 (already 5)
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
Prairie Vista Village carries 14 inspection points. That is fewer than 77% 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
7 health citations on record since 2024. 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
Resident Rights2D
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- 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.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Inspection history
2026-05-27
4 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
2025-05-22
1 health deficiencies · 11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
2024-05-16
2 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 26 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 7 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 26 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 40% of nursing staff and 39% 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.4 pts better | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 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 vaccine0.8 pts worse | 95.0% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.3 pts better | 2.6% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.7 pts better | 3.5% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.8 pts better | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.2 pts better | 18.8% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.3 pts better | 15.5% | 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 worsened17.4 pts worse | 32.6% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased9.1 pts worse | 25.7% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts worse | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.4 pts better | 0.0% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.3 pts worse | 27.3% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.5 pts worse | 7.6% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine14.5 pts better | 98.5% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit8.9 pts better | 4.1% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.1 pts better | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.7 pts worse | 73.7% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission16.4 pts better | 4.3% | 20.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rk, LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| 5 R Cattle, LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Anderson, Jordan | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Anderson, Jordan | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Anderson, Marlene | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Anderson, Wayne | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Cadet Investment LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Freeman, John | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Freeman, John | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Gulledge, Scott | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Gulledge, Scott | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Gulledge, Scott | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Gulledge, Travis | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Gulledge, Travis | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Gulledge, Travis | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Howard, Steven | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Lmray, LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Oconner, Michael | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Oconner, Michael | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Pivotal Health Care LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Pivotal Health Care LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Poky - 5r LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Poky Feeders Inc | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Scenic Development LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Scenic Development LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Scenic Holdings LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Summit Care, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Wood, Gilbert | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Wood, Gilbert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Wsg LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
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Fire safety
20 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems8F
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- 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.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Smoke7F
- F
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
- F
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Egress1E
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
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