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Southern Hills Specialty Care, Osceola, IA: 3 star rating, fined $36,865 across 1 fine
Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola, IA is owned by Care Initiatives, is rated 3 of 5 stars by Medicare, and was fined $36,865 across 1 fine in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 8 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on August 21, 2025, and none of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
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- Address
- 444 North West View Drive, Osceola, IA 50213
- Overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 3 of 5
- Certified beds
- 90
- Residents per day
- 85 on average
- Ownership type
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Care Initiatives
- Chain
- Care Initiatives, 43 facilities
- Fines
- $36,865 across 1 fine, three years to October 1, 2026
- Payment denials
- 0
- Health citations
- 8, of which 0 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- Latest survey
- August 21, 2025
- CMS Certification Number
- 165293
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2024 | Fine | $36,865 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2025 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 25, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 21, 2025 | F865 | Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 25, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 21, 2025 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 25, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 21, 2025 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 25, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 21, 2025 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 25, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| April 10, 2025 | F925 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | C: widespread, minimal harm potential | Corrected | April 11, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| September 12, 2024 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 27, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| December 12, 2023 | F610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | December 30, 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% | August 1, 1989 | data.cms.gov |
| Computershare Corporate Trust Company, NA | Mortgage interest | Not listed | January 1, 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.