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Keystone Nursing Care Center INC

250 Fifth Street, Keystone, IA 52249319442323455 certified beds · 44 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
4
since 2023
Deficiencies
3
021
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-09-11
Standard
CMS overall
5 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 5/5
Health 5
Staffing 3
Quality 5
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
2025-09-11Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2025-02-06Complaint001CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-09-19Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-06-22Standard020CMS-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.

2025-02-06Complaint survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.Scope/severity GHarm
Care planning
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2025-02-20Record 165604-20250206-F677
2023-06-22Standard survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-07-10Record 165604-20230622-F684
F758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-07-10Record 165604-20230622-F758

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.33
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 0.74 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.75
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 3.82 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.31
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 3.37 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover39%
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 44% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover67%
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 42% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityIowaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
3.5%4.2%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
0.0%3.8%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
3.8%19.5%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
0.7%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
19.7%17.1%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
5.5%4.6%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
22.0%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
Bruns, Tracy
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Meeker, Brian
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Bruns, Tracy
Individual
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNOT APPLICABLE
Bruns, Tracy
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Bruns, Tracy
Individual
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYNOT APPLICABLE
Bruns, Tracy
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Meeker, Brian
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Meeker, Brian
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE

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 Benton.

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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