What is Laurens Care Center's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Laurens Care Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Laurens Care Center get at its last inspection?

4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 16, 2026. The Iowa average is 6.5.

Has Laurens Care Center been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Laurens Care Center accept Medicaid?

It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.

Who owns Laurens Care Center?

CMS lists 20 owners and managers. Legal business name: LAURENS SENIOR PIONEERS INC.

Laurens Care Center: Inspections, Staffing & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on April 16, 2026, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5, the national average 9.2).

None of its 15 health citations since March 2024 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.30 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Iowa and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.02 of those hours.

42.4% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Iowa average 44.0%).

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

503/24

403/25

210/25

404/26

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 15 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

12D

Potential for minimal harm

April 16, 2026Standard inspection · 4 citations

E

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

F868 · Administration · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 8, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on the review of the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) sign in sheets, staff interview and policy review, the facility failed to ensure all required members attended the quarterly Quality Assessment and Assurance (QAA) meetings. The facility reported a census of 28 residents.
D

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 8, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interviews and observation the facility failed to provide professional standards of care by administering medications for 1 of 12 residents reviewed (Resident #4). The facility reported a census of 30 residents.
D

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

F688 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 8, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on resident, staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to provide a restorative program to a resident with mobility concerns for 1 of 1 resident reviewed (Resident #6). The facility reported a census of 30 residents.
D

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

F883 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 8, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, staff interview, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines the facility failed to screen for eligibility, offer, provide education, and document vaccine consent or refusal for the pneumococcal immunizations for 3 of 5 resident reviewed (Residents #6, #22, and #27) for immunizations. The facility reported a census of 30 residents.

October 8, 2025Complaint inspection · 2 citations

E

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 9, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from abuse for 2 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident #2 and #3) by another resident (Resident #1). Resident #1 touched Resident #2 inappropriately on the chest on 2 separate occasions, and Resident #3 on 1 occasion. The facility reported a census of 27 residents.
D

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

F561 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 9, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure residents and/or their representatives had the right choose a pharmacy for 1 of 3 resident's reviewed (Resident #4). The facility reported a census of 27 residents.

March 20, 2025Standard inspection · 4 citations

D

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.

F625 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 11, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to provide to the resident and the resident representative, written notice of the bed hold policy when on hospital leave, which specified the duration of the bed-hold policy and reserve payment, for 3 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident #8, #11, and #2). The facility reported a census of 26 residents.
D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 11, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive care plan for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for psychotropic medications (Resident #21). The facility reported a census of 26 residents.
D

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 11, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident's care plan was reviewed and revised after each assessment for 2 of 11 residents reviewed (Resident #8 and #14). The facility reported a census of 26 residents.
D

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 11, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident who needed Oxygen (O2) had documentation when they received oxygen for 1 of 2 residents reviewed (Resident #11). The facility reported a census of 26 residents.

March 21, 2024Standard inspection · 5 citations

F

Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

F729 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on personnel file review, interviews, and review of the Direct Care Worker (DCW) Registry the facility failed to verify and assure a student certified nursing assistant (CNA) actually became certified and registered after completing the CNA course and taken the written exam for 1 of 5 CNAs reviewed (Staff G). The facility reported a census of 30 residents.
D

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

F582 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, staff interviews and review of Medicare guidelines, the facility failed to provide a notice of Medicare Non-coverage 48 hours in advance of services ending for 1 of 3 residents reviewed (Resident #2). The facility also failed to provide the correct Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNF ABN) form for 2 of 2 residents (Resident #2 and #6) whose skilled stay ended and continued to reside in the facility. The facility reported a census of 30 residents.
D

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.

F625 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, interviews, and facility policy, the facility failed to ensure bed hold notice was signed by resident and or the resident's responsible person when residents transferred out of the facility for 2 of 4 residents reviewed (Residents #4 and #35). The facility reported a census of 30 residents.
D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, infection control policy, and staff interview, the facility failed to use personal protective equipment (PPE) and perform hand hygiene when exchanging water pitchers for residents suspected of having the Norovirus for rooms 208, 209 and 213. The facility reported a census of 30 residents.
D

Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

F943 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 10, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on personnel file reviews, facility policy review and staff interview, the facility failed to provide the required 2 hour dependent adult abuse training within 6 months of hire for 2 of 9 employees reviewed (Staff D and E). The facility identified a census of 30 residents.

Fire safety inspections

10 fire safety citations on file: 2 on April 16, 2026, 2 on March 20, 2025, 6 on March 21, 2024.

Every fire safety citation10 citations

F
Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.

E 24 · April 16, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · April 16, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · March 20, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

K 712 · March 20, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

K 712 · March 21, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

K 914 · March 21, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · March 21, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

K 921 · March 21, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

K 222 · March 21, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

K 374 · March 21, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

Measure	This home	Iowa	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	4.30	3.82	3.86
Registered nurses	1.02	0.74	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	3.87	3.37	3.42
Nurse aides	3.07
Licensed practical nurses	0.21
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	42.4%	44.0%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	42.9%	42.1%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 3.66 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.47 on weekdays and 3.87 on weekends, 13% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.5% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.01 in April to June 2025 to 4.30 in January to March 2026.

Quarter	All nursing staff	Registered nurses	Weekdays	Weekends	Contract staff share	Days with no RN hours	Residents a day
Jan to Mar 2026	4.30	1.02	4.47	3.87	0.5%	0 of 90	28
Oct to Dec 2025	4.16	0.96	4.32	3.75	0.4%	0 of 92	28
Jul to Sep 2025	3.93	0.83	4.07	3.57	1.1%	0 of 92	30
Apr to Jun 2025	4.01	1.03	4.27	3.38	0.0%	0 of 91	30
United States, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.62	3.92	3.33	5.3%	0.5% of days
Iowa, Jan to Mar 2026	3.80	0.71	3.98	3.36	4.7%	0.3% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Iowa

Job	Median	Middle half	Employed
Iowa, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$18.92	$17.96 to $21.95	22,670
LPNs and LVNs	$30.11	$27.12 to $34.06	5,510
Registered nurses	$37.80	$32.83 to $41.32	34,420
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$20.67	$17.91 to $22.55	534,270
LPNs and LVNs	$33.86	$30.05 to $37.40	188,210
Registered nurses	$41.11	$37.85 to $47.68	142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

Measure	This home	Iowa	US
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	13.4	17.1	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	1.5	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	2.9	2.4	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	3.8	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	4.2	2.1	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	14.3	16.6	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	4.1	4.2	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	20.8	19.4	15.4
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.4	1.5	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	3.4	2.1	1.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Laurens Care Center's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 51.5% · Iowa: 28 better, 21 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 20 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

11.3% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Iowa: 1 better, 1 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 38 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

US median of homes 7.1% · Iowa: 0 better, 0 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 20 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

58.6% this home

Median of homes: Iowa56.7% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 29 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Iowa0.0% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 34 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

6.2% this home

Median of homes: Iowa1.8% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 34 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Iowa100.0% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 12 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: LAURENS SENIOR PIONEERS INC.

Name	Role	Type	Since
Horsman, Kelly	Corporate director	Individual	06/01/2023
Woodley, Richard	Corporate director	Individual	03/01/2024
Egertsen, Marlin	Corporate officer	Individual	01/18/2025
Svuba, Jerlyn	Corporate officer	Individual	11/01/2021
Van Genderen, Kaye	Corporate officer	Individual	05/01/2022
Boevers, Jennifer	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/01/2020
Dodd, Jamie	Operational/managerial control	Individual	01/10/2023
Norland, Mikayla	Operational/managerial control	Individual	11/20/2021
Access Technologies Inc	Adp of the SNF	Organization	10/24/2017
Bcg Holdings Inc	Adp of the SNF	Organization	10/01/2024
Blue Stone Therapy Inc	Adp of the SNF	Organization	05/01/2025
Brighton Consulting Group LLC	Adp of the SNF	Organization	10/01/2024
Cattail Bcg LLC	Adp of the SNF	Organization	10/01/2024
Cattail Inc	Adp of the SNF	Organization	10/01/2024
Coppage LTC Pharmacy Consulting Plc	Adp of the SNF	Organization	07/20/2022
Ecsi Inc	Adp of the SNF	Organization	10/01/2024
Iowa Health Care Association	Adp of the SNF	Organization	10/01/2024
Williams & Company PC	Adp of the SNF	Organization	07/08/2013
Boevers, Jennifer	Adp of the SNF	Individual	07/01/2020
Dodd, Jamie	Adp of the SNF	Individual	01/10/2023

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on October 8, 2025: "Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice."
When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on April 16, 2026: "Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality."
How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 16, 2026: "Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason."
What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 16, 2026: "Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations."

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Iowa contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in Iowa. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing, Health Facilities, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: Iowa Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, 866-236-1430. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
State inspection reports: Iowa Health Facility Database, Entity Search, where Iowa publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Laurens Care Center's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Laurens Care Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Laurens Care Center get at its last inspection?: 4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 16, 2026. The Iowa average is 6.5.
Has Laurens Care Center been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Laurens Care Center accept Medicaid?: It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Laurens Care Center?: CMS lists 20 owners and managers. Legal business name: LAURENS SENIOR PIONEERS INC.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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