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Nursing Home Inspect > Iowa > Cedar County Data as of March 2026

    Mechanicsville Specialty Care

    Non profit - Corporation  ·  104 East Fourth Street, Mechanicsville, IA 52306  ·  See home’s Medicare page

    Affiliated With Care Initiatives
    People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
    3.50
    Nurse hours/resident/day
    Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
    State Average: 3.8
    28.1%
    Nurse turnover
    The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
    State Average: 43.9%
    39
    Certified beds
    Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
    31
    Average residents/day
    Average number of residents based on daily census.
    Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
    Direct owners
    Care Initiatives (100%) since Aug, 1989
    Indirect owners
    No indirect owner information
    Managerial control
    Charissa Baedke since Jan, 2024
    Thai Nguyen since Jan, 2024
    Tina Wendt since Aug, 2013
    Managing employee(s)
    No information available
    Corporate Director
    Michael Beal since Jun, 2020
    Lane Bowen since Jan, 2021
    Mary Jane Carothers since Jan, 2023
    Kevin Childs since Apr, 2023
    Peter Corless since Jan, 2025
    Keith Krein since Jun, 2022
    Elizabeth Rust since Jan, 2023
    Denise Sturm since Jan, 2021
    Linda Upmeyer since Jun, 2022
    Corporate Officer
    Michael Beal since Jun, 2020
    David Dixon since Jun, 2016
    Emily Drake since Jan, 2023
    Tanya Gilyard since May, 2025
    Jeramy Kuhn since Jun, 2008
    Jessica Mcdyer since Feb, 2023
    Johanna Volm since Jan, 2021
    5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest
    Computershare Corporate Trust since Feb, 2025

    Inspection Reports

    Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
    12

    total deficiencies

    Sep 4, 2025
    Standard report
    2 deficiencies
    D
    Full report
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0550
    Failure to: Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0693
    Failure to: Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Aug 8, 2024
    Standard report
    2 deficiencies
    D

     to F
    F
    Full report
    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0812
    Failure to: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Many people affected
    Seriousness
    F
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0550
    Failure to: Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Sep 28, 2023
    Standard report
    8 deficiencies
    B

     to E
    E
    Full report
    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0804
    Failure to: Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0812
    Failure to: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
    Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0568
    Failure to: Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0625
    Failure to: 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.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0658
    Failure to: Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0641
    Failure to: Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0582
    Failure to: Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    B

    Penalties

    A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
    This home has no record of fines or payment suspensions for the past three years.