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Nursing Home · Nevada, IA
710 S 19th St, Nevada, IA 50201
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Medicare overall rating
5 / 5 stars
Inspection records →About this listing
Catalog updated Sep 1, 2026. Current services and availability are unconfirmed.
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Reported capacity: 60 beds. This is not the number of openings.
Contact information →Care & support
Provides nursing care and help with daily activities. Some offer short-term rehabilitation.
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Story Medical Senior Care has a strong overall Medicare rating. Medicare reports an average of 1.12 registered-nurse hours per resident per day. Ask how coverage varies across shifts. Public Google reviews average 4.2 out of 5. Read both positive and critical feedback, and ask how concerns are handled. Review the component ratings and current source records before deciding.
Story Medical Senior Care receives praise for its compassionate nursing staff and clean, well-maintained facilities. However, recent feedback highlights significant frustration regarding the social work and therapy departments, specifically concerning poor communication and rigid discharge timelines.
AI summaries of public opinions. These describe review sentiment, not verified care quality.
Nursing staff is consistently praised for being caring, but social workers are described as rude and unhelpful.
Families report poor communication and lack of support from the social work team during transition periods.
The facility is described as beautiful and clean.
Reviewers describe the dining room as nice and clean with new amenities.
Residents are provided with a full calendar of activities, including community outings.
Scores range from 0 (negative) to 10 (positive). They are model interpretations of reviews and are not clinical, safety, or inspection ratings. Unmentioned topics are omitted.
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Distribution · 5 analyzed
Key Review Excerpts
“The staff is so caring, kind and compassionate. They treated her as if she was their grandmother.”
“Beautiful facility. Dinner room is nice and clean. Staff is very friendly and helpful.”
“While the nursing staff is awesome, I have never in my life seen social workers that just plain suck. They are rude and don’t help the family with things that they should.”
Reported nursing hours are daily averages per resident. They do not describe a specific shift or guarantee one-to-one care.
Per resident, per day
Nurses and aides combined
Reported by Medicare
Registered nurses
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EveryPlace uses reference points of 0.75 registered-nurse hours and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident per day. These are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements or a determination that a facility meets a resident's needs.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 15 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents vaccinated for the flu
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
US average from Medicare published data
Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Story Medical Senior Care has 23 deficiencies across 4 surveys, including two complaint-triggered incidents involving abuse and neglect reporting failures. The facility shows recurring problems with fire safety systems, electrical equipment maintenance, and emergency preparedness across multiple years. Most concerning are recent complaints from families about inadequate abuse reporting, though all deficiencies have correction dates indicating the facility has addressed these issues.
Construction Deficiencies
Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Services Deficiencies
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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 Exploitation Deficiencies
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Construction Deficiencies
Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.
Egress Deficiencies
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Source: Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 2, State violations: 1
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 1, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 0, State violations: 0
Fed violations: 2, State violations: 0
Story Medical Senior Care
government
Owners
Undisclosed
Ownership Data Not Available · Organization
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