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Cherokee Specialty Care
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedCherokee, IALic. 165330
FINECMS fine: $8,190Source: CMS Penalties
Provided by facility
Cherokee Specialty Care, located in Cherokee, IA, is a licensed facility providing quality care for up to 62 residents, available 24/7. The facility focuses on promoting an active and engaging lifestyle through various social and educational activities. As part of Care Initiatives, Iowa’s largest nonprofit provider of skilled nursing, hospice, assisted living, independent living, and memory care, Cherokee Specialty Care is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for its residents.
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Medicare overall
2/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
2.85 total HPRDRN 0.36 · weekend 88%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
10 inspections47 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 165330
Overall: 2/5 · Health: 2/5 · Staffing: 3/5 · QM: 3/5
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Recent inspections
Health surveyMay 2025 · CMS3 deficiencies
- F-644SS D — Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-804SS E — Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Health surveyJan 2025 · CMS7 deficiencies
- F-572SS D — Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
- F-600SS D — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F-609SS D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-610SS D — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F-689SS G — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-691SS D — Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- F-725SS D — Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Health surveyJul 2024 · CMS8 deficiencies
- F-580SS D — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F-657SS D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-690SS D — Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- F-804SS E — Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- F-812SS D — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-868SS E — Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire safetyJul 2024 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL8 deficiencies
- K-161SS D — Use approved construction type or materials.
- K-324SS F — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-355SS D — Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- K-363SS E — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- K-712SS F — Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-920SS D — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- K-922SS D — Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.
Health surveyMay 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-812SS E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Health surveyMar 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Health surveyJan 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-602SS D — Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Health surveyNov 2023 · CMS12 deficiencies
- F-550SS D — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F-607SS E — Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- F-623SS D — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-625SS E — 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.
- F-641SS D — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F-644SS D — Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- F-657SS D — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-812SS E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-842SS D — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire safetyNov 2023 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL5 deficiencies
- K-161SS F — Use approved construction type or materials.
- K-361SS F — Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
- K-712SS F — Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- K-922SS D — Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.
Health surveyJul 2023 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-760SS G — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Operated by CARE INITIATIVES (nonprofit) since 1997.
- Nov 2010
operator transition — CARE INITIATIVES
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (100%) — CARE INITIATIVES
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Cherokee, IA 51012