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Northern Mahaska Specialty Care, Oskaloosa, IA: 3 star rating, fined $39,033 across 1 fine
Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa, IA is owned by Care Initiatives, is rated 3 of 5 stars by Medicare, and was fined $39,033 across 1 fine in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 7 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on November 24, 2025, and 1 of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
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- Address
- 2401 Crestview Drive, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
- Overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 3 of 5
- Certified beds
- 79
- Residents per day
- 75 on average
- Ownership type
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Chain
- Care Initiatives, 43 facilities
- Fines
- $39,033 across 1 fine, three years to October 1, 2026
- Payment denials
- 0
- Health citations
- 7, of which 1 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- Latest survey
- November 24, 2025
- CMS Certification Number
- 165274
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Fines and payment denials
Every fine and payment denial CMS lists for this facility in the three years, newest first.
| Date | Type | Fine amount | Denial starts | Denial days | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2024 | Fine | $39,033 | Not listed | data.cms.gov |
Recent health citations
Citations from health inspections, newest first.
| Survey date | Tag | What CMS cited | Scope and severity | Status | Corrected on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2025 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | December 1, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| November 24, 2025 | F803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | December 1, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| November 24, 2025 | F726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | December 1, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| November 24, 2025 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | December 1, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| February 26, 2025 | F609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 27, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| July 6, 2024 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J: isolated, immediate jeopardy | Corrected | July 7, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| December 21, 2023 | F584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | December 22, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 21 individual or personal trusts (3 managers, 16 officers, directors or trustees, 2 other disclosable parties). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care Initiatives | Direct owner | 100% | March 1, 2014 | data.cms.gov |
| Computershare Corporate Trust Company, NA | Mortgage interest | Not listed | February 1, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| Computershare Corporate Trust Company, NA | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | April 15, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All nursing homes in Iowa
- Every nursing home Care Initiatives owns or manages
- Every nursing home Computershare Corporate Trust Company, NA owns or manages
- This facility on Medicare Care Compare
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.