Fort Dodge Health And Rehabilitation
728 14Th Avenue North, Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 65 · avg 60 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43.2% — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 42.9% — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 42.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $182,598 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 165156
- Certified beds
- 65 beds · avg 60 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Gypsum Creek Healthcare, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Ami Sato
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Debra k Koenig
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Soon Burnam
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Lincoln r Wallace
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- David Jorgensen
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Elizabeth Hayden
Operational/managerial Control · since 2016
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 48)
- G0689·Feb 26, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0887·Feb 26, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D0883·Feb 26, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D0880·Feb 26, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0865·Feb 26, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- D0774·Feb 26, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility.
- D0760·Feb 26, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0698·Feb 26, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $47K
- 20251 fine · $135K
Most recent events
- Feb 26, 2026Fine · $47K
- Aug 27, 2025Fine · $135K
Largest single fine on record: $135K.
Fire-safety citations
17 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 26, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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