Buchanan County Health Center
1600 First Street East
Independence, IA 50644 · Buchanan County / Parish
(319) 334-6071 (Facility phone from CMS) · View on Google Maps ↗
CMS data ingested 11/15/2026. Confirm current details with the provider and official CMS Care Compare (search CCN 16E050).
Quality & experience ratings
CMS measures reflect different aspects of care and reporting periods. They are not a guarantee of current quality. Missing or suppressed ratings are not scored as zero.
- Overall Rating
- 5 out of 5 stars
- Health Inspection Rating
- 4 out of 5 stars
- QM Rating
- 2 out of 5 stars
- Long-Stay QM Rating
- 2 out of 5 stars
- Staffing Rating
- 5 out of 5 stars
Provider facts & staffing
- CMS certification number (CCN)
- 16E050
- Provider category
- Nursing home
- Ownership Type
- Government - County
- Provider Type
- Medicaid
- Number of Certified Beds
- 39
- Average Number of Residents per Day
- 34.3
- Abuse Icon
- N
- Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 4.30000
- Reported RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
- 1.21596
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 24.2
- Rating Cycle 1 Standard Survey Health Date
- 2026-03-19
- Rating Cycle 1 Total Number of Health Deficiencies
- 1
- Number of Fines
- 1
- Total Amount of Fines in Dollars
- 4011.00
- Number of Payment Denials
- 0
- Total Number of Penalties
- 1
- Latest survey date
- 2026-03-19
Only available source fields appear. Staffing hours are per resident per day; resident counts are averages, not current occupancy. Hospice measure scores use their source-specific units and are not all percentages or stars; check the CMS measure definition.
Inspection & deficiency summary
12 citation records in the published CMS file across available survey cycles. These are historical findings, not a complete account of current conditions.
Scope / severity counts: B: 2 · D: 5 · E: 1 · F: 3 · J: 1. See methodology for interpretation.
Recent citation examples
- 2026-03-19 · F0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 2025-03-20 · F0812
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 2025-03-20 · F0658
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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