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Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center

110 13TH AVENUE SW, CLARION, IA, 50525
(515) 532-2893
76 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
76
CMS facility ID
165362
Care type
Nursing home
County
Wright
Facility name
Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
Street address
110 13TH AVENUE SW
City / state / ZIP
Clarion, IA 50525
Phone
(515) 532-2893

Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Clarion, Iowa. It is licensed for 76 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Clarion and 389 skilled nursing facilities across Iowa. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center 53 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $24,174 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
The Ensign Group
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Aerofund Holdings Inc
Operational control — since 2011
Burnam, Soon
Governing body · Officer — since 2011
Caretrust Gp Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Caretrust Reit Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Cozzens, Spencer
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Ctr Partnership Lp
Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Elohim Medical Staffing Agency Inc
Operational control — since 2011
Ensign Services Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Gazebo Park Health Holdings Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2011
Helping Hands Nursing Solution Inc
Operational control — since 2011
Jorgensen, David
Director — since 2024
Keetch, Chad
Officer — since 2011
Koenig, Debra
Officer — since 2024
Onshift Inc
Operational control — since 2011
Port, Barry
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Sato, Ami
Officer — since 2024
Smith, Dustin
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
The Ensign Group Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2011

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1997-09-17
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
8 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$24,174 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-28
Nurse staffing
2.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$318 per day (≈ $9,670/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
59% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 33% private/other
Occupancy
77% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
7% below the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
76
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-11-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-12-24
2025-08-28Health inspection7 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-09-22
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-09-22
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-09-22
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-09-22
F-0865
D · No harm found
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Corrected 2025-09-22
F-0868
D · No harm found
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Corrected 2025-09-22
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-22
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (45 citations)
2025-07-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0725
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2025-07-18
2025-02-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-02-14
2024-10-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-11-04
F-0600
J · Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-11-04
F-0609
K · Immediate jeopardy
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-11-04
F-0610
K · Immediate jeopardy
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-11-04
F-0760
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-11-04
F-0803
D · No harm foundFood safety
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.
Corrected 2024-11-04
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-11-04
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-04
F-0943
E · No harm found
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Corrected 2024-11-04
2023-07-20Health inspection17 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0567
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0584
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0657
E · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0725
D · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0740
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-08-16
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-16
2025-08-28Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0222
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-09-16
K-0223
E · No harm found
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2025-09-16
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-09-19
K-0753
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Corrected 2025-08-30
2024-10-17Fire-safety inspection5 citations
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-11-04
K-0222
F · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-11-04
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2024-10-25
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-10-24
K-0920
F · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-10-21
2023-07-20Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0013
F · No harm found
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Corrected 2023-07-26
K-0293
E · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2023-08-20
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-07-21
K-0354
F · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2023-07-27
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2023-07-26
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-07-26
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-07-27

Federal penalties

2024-10-17Fine$24,174
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 165362.
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Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered