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Traditions Memory Care of Newton

2130 West 18th Street South, Newton, IA 50208641791112746 certified beds · 45 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
4
since 2023
Deficiencies
7
070
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-10-28
Complaint
CMS overall
3 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 3/5
Health 4
Staffing 1
Quality 4
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-10-28Complaint020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-07-03Standard020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-08-11Standard030CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-06-08Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-10-28Complaint survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planningRecords
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-11Record 165420-20251028-F657
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planningFalls
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-12-11Record 165420-20251028-F689
2025-07-03Standard survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningFalls
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-07-31Record 165420-20250703-F689
F883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-07-31Record 165420-20250703-F883
2024-08-11Standard survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-19Record 165420-20240811-F656
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-19Record 165420-20240811-F657
F677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-08-19Record 165420-20240811-F677

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.23
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 0.74 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day2.99
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 3.82 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours2.76
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 3.37 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover21%
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 44% · National 46%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityIowaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
1.1%4.2%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
1.1%3.8%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
54.0%19.5%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
1.7%2.4%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.2%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
18.2%17.1%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
3.1%4.6%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
33.3%20.8%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Leneave, Thomas
Individual
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST30%
American Healthcare Management Services LLC
Organization
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Conner, Robert
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE
Ferguson, Rachel
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE
Leneave, Ted
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Leneave, Thomas
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Toti, Lisa
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Toti, Lisa
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE
Part of a chain
Accura Healthcare41 facilities
View chain record

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Iowa.

No county cost figures on file for Jasper.

Nearby nursing homes

FacilityDistanceLast surveyDeficiencies · 3 yrs
Valley Vista for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Newton
1.6 mi2026-02-250271
Wesley Park Centre
Newton
2.0 mi2026-01-28082
Newton Village Health Care Center
Newton
2.0 mi2026-04-02070
Accura Healthcare of Newton East, LLC
Newton
2.5 mi2026-02-180381
The Cottages
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19.5 mi2026-06-040153
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One email when a new survey, harm-class deficiency, penalty, Special Focus change or ownership change is recorded. Nothing else, ever.

Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01