Cycle 1
Health 2025-01-28 · Fire 2025-01-28
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Newton, IA
Wesley Park Centre
3-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $17,345 in total fines with 6 recent health deficiencies with 4 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
500 First Street North, Newton, IA
(641) 791-5000
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
5 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
66
Certified beds
Average residents
61
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Wesleylife
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2004-07-12
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
11 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 4 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
1.00
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.70
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.57 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.47
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.53 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.17
All reported nurse hours · state 3.83 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.70
RN + LPN hours · state 1.30 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.68
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.35 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.80
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.50 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.04
Reported PT staffing · state 0.04 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.18
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.93
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.16
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
28%
Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
33%
Annual nurse turnover · state 44% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
1,990
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
52.44
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0070
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
6.60
Baseline 17.34% · Performance 18.37% · Measure score 6.60 · Achievement 6.60 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
2.76
Baseline 5.57% · Performance 7.01% · Measure score 2.76 · Achievement 2.76 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
5.79
Baseline 61.25% · Performance 40.00% · Measure score 5.79 · Achievement 5.79 · Improvement 5.34
Adjusted total nurse staffing
5.82
Baseline 3.96 hours · Performance 4.73 hours · Measure score 5.82 · Achievement 5.82 · Improvement 3.76
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.61% |
10.72%
0.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 111 · Observed rate 9.01% · Lower 95% interval 7% |
| Discharge to community | 59.04% |
50.57%
8.5 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 107 · Observed rate 56.07% · Lower 95% interval 50.83% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.92 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 89.83% |
95.27%
5.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 53 · Denominator 59 |
| Falls with major injury | 1.69% |
0.77%
0.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 59 |
| Discharge self-care score | 68.75% |
53.69%
15.1 pts better
|
Numerator 33 · Denominator 48 |
| Discharge mobility score | 58.33% |
50.94%
7.4 pts better
|
Numerator 28 · Denominator 48 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 10.17% |
2.29%
7.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 59 · Adjusted rate 11.98% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.01% |
7.12%
0.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 69 · Observed rate 5.8% · Lower 95% interval 3.41% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 1.85% |
8.2%
6.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 162 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 30.69% |
42%
11.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 58 · Denominator 189 |
| Discharge function score | 62.5% |
56.45%
6 pts better
|
Numerator 30 · Denominator 48 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 90.91% |
96.28%
5.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 20 · Denominator 22 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 30% |
25.2%
4.8 pts better
|
Numerator 9 · Denominator 30 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
1.5
0.5 pts better
|
1.9
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.8 |
2.1
0.3 pts better
|
1.8
About the same
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.8 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 1.2 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 91.2% |
94.0%
2.8 pts worse
|
93.4%
2.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 91.7% · Q2 92.5% · Q3 88.2% · Q4 92.3% · 4Q avg 91.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 91.7% |
95.2%
3.5 pts worse
|
95.5%
3.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 91.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 4.2% |
3.7%
0.5 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.0% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 3.9% · Q4 5.8% · 4Q avg 4.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 3.1% |
4.0%
0.9 pts better
|
11.4%
8.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.5% · Q2 4.2% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 3.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 2.3% |
4.9%
2.6 pts better
|
5.4%
3.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.1% · Q3 5.0% · Q4 2.5% · 4Q avg 2.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 17.4% |
20.6%
3.2 pts better
|
19.6%
2.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.3% · Q2 14.3% · Q3 17.5% · Q4 22.5% · 4Q avg 17.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 21.1% |
19.8%
1.3 pts worse
|
16.7%
4.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.0% · Q2 23.8% · Q3 21.1% · Q4 20.5% · 4Q avg 21.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.2%
0.2 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 17.7% |
18.5%
0.8 pts better
|
16.3%
1.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 24.7% · Q2 7.5% · Q3 21.5% · Q4 15.5% · 4Q avg 17.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 20.8% |
18.3%
2.5 pts worse
|
14.9%
5.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 28.6% · Q2 18.4% · Q3 20.0% · Q4 15.0% · 4Q avg 20.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 4.2% |
2.5%
1.7 pts worse
|
1.7%
2.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.0% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 3.9% · Q4 5.8% · 4Q avg 4.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 26.2% |
26.0%
0.2 pts worse
|
19.8%
6.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.1% · Q2 24.8% · Q3 28.2% · Q4 31.0% · 4Q avg 26.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 7.1% |
4.3%
2.8 pts worse
|
5.1%
2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.8% · Q2 2.7% · Q3 9.6% · Q4 7.0% · 4Q avg 7.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 61.0% |
84.3%
23.3 pts worse
|
81.7%
20.7 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 60.0% · Q2 57.7% · Q3 59.4% · Q4 65.7% · 4Q avg 61.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 11.0% |
13.1%
2.1 pts better
|
12.0%
1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 11.0% · Observed 10.7% · Expected 10.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 2.3% |
1.9%
0.4 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.7 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 3.7% · Q3 2.2% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 44.2% |
73.3%
29.1 pts worse
|
79.7%
35.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 44.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 12.9% |
21.3%
8.4 pts better
|
23.9%
11 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 12.9% · Observed 12.5% · Expected 23.1% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-03-21 · Fire 2024-03-21
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (1 deficiency)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
Cycle 3
Health 2023-02-02 · Fire 2023-02-02
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-28
K345 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-02-05
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-28
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-01-27
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-28
K921 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-02-07
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-28
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-02-05
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-21
K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-04-04
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-21
K355 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-04-05
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-21
K923 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-04-16
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
E4 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2023-02-14
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-02-10
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-03-08
Inspection history
Recent health citations
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-01-28
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-07-12
G · Actual harm
2025-01-28
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-02-17
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-28
F804 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2025-02-17
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-28
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-02-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-28
F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-02-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-28
F921 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-02-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-03-21
F558 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-04-03
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-02-03
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$17,345
2025-01-28
Fine
Fine · fine $17,345
Fine
Ownership
Wesleylife
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Albertson, Kermit
Corporate Director · Individual
Gilroy, Abbey
Corporate Director · Individual
Hoeksema, Nicole
Corporate Director · Individual
Kretzinger, Robert
Corporate Officer · Individual
Kretzinger, Robert
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Lagree, Roger
Corporate Director · Individual
Rasmussen, Chad
Corporate Director · Individual
Ruch, Robert
Corporate Director · Individual
Stout, David
Corporate Director · Individual
Taylor, Christina
Corporate Director · Individual
Watson, Susan
Corporate Director · Individual
Wesley Retirement Services Inc
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
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