Community Memorial Health Center
A nursing home in Hartley, Iowa 51346
231 North Eighth Avenue West, Hartley, Iowa 51346. (712) 728-2428.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 8 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Iowa average: 6.6
- 3.76 nurse hours per resident per day Iowa average: 3.86
- 1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
8 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Iowa average is 6.6.
Last standard inspection Jan 22, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K), at a complaint inspection on Jul 8, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
14 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 14 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 8 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jan 22, 2026: standard inspection5 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nov 25, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Oct 7, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Nov 7, 2024: standard inspection1 citation
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Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Jul 8, 2024: complaint inspection5 citations
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Dec 1, 1992.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as non profit, other.
- 62 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 1 fine in the last three years, $36,338 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 8 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2024 | Fine | $36,338 |
Who does the caring?
3.76 nurse hours per resident per day
The Iowa average is 3.86.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Iowa average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.89 | 0.74 |
| At weekends | 3.27 | 3.38 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.9% | 44.1% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 8.3% | 42.1% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- 48 owners or officers are people: Mark Riedemann (corporate officer); Joyce Tewes (corporate officer); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Steven Ziller (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Steven Ziller (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Colleen Ann Paulsen (corporate officer); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Curt Stoltz (corporate officer); Kerrie Morey (runs it (operational or managerial control)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kristy Mills (corporate director); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Laverne Van Loon (corporate director); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Laura Wallace (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Daryl Krikke (runs it (operational or managerial control)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Linda Carstensen (runs it (operational or managerial control)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Colleen M Wurm King (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Amy C Jochims (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Amy C Jochims (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Sandra Zearing (runs it (operational or managerial control)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jill Vander Veen (corporate director); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coppage LTC Pharmacy Consulting Plc | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| Blue Stone Therapy Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| Rdi Computer Networking | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 31, 2024 | |
| Cattail Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| BCG Holdings Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| Iowa Health Care Association | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| Ecsi Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| K F Murphy Co PC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| Cattail Bcg LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| Brighton Consulting Group LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2024 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Iowa average 3.4).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 29.4 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (8; the middle value was 4.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Health Center This nursing home | 8 | |
| Prairie View Home | 7.9 | 0 |
| Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center | 16.8 | 16 |
| Sanford Senior Care Sheldon | 18.1 | 8 |
| St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home | 18.5 | 9 |
| Accura Healthcare of Milford | 19.3 | 0 |
| Osceola Senior Living | 20.3 | 1 |
| Sibley Specialty Care | 20.4 | 4 |
| Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake | 24.7 | 7 |
| Good Samaritan - George | 28.1 | 5 |
| Cherokee Specialty Care | 29.2 | 3 |
| Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC | 29.4 | 4 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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