Kahl Home for the Aged & Infirmed: Infection Control Gaps - IA
Federal inspectors cited the facility at 6701 Jersey Ridge Road following a complaint inspection completed December 30, 2025. The deficiency, tagged F0658, was classified as minimal harm or potential for actual harm and affected a small number of residents.
The problem was in the orders themselves. When a physician directed staff to give a resident a medication, the order was supposed to include the drug's dosage, the route of administration, how often it should be given, and the reason for prescribing it. The ordering physician's name was required. A nurse was supposed to sign off electronically, following the rules built into the facility's own software system, Point Click Care. Then the physician was supposed to authenticate the order within a time limit set by Iowa regulations.
None of that was consistently happening.
The facility's own written policy spelled out each step. Physicians were supposed to authenticate orders through Point Click Care's order portal. If a paper signature was needed instead, the signed document had to be scanned back into the system and flagged as signed in wet ink. The pharmacy or lab was supposed to be contacted to follow through. The policy existed. The gap was between what the policy required and what staff were actually doing.
Incomplete medication orders create the conditions for a nurse to administer the wrong dose, use the wrong method, or give a drug without understanding why it was prescribed. For elderly residents managing multiple conditions, that gap between a written order and a complete one is not administrative. It is clinical.
The inspection report does not identify which residents were affected or describe any specific medication errors that resulted from the incomplete orders.
Full Inspection Report
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Kahl Home for the Aged & Infirmed in Davenport, IA was cited for violations during a health inspection on December 30, 2025.
Federal inspectors cited the facility at 6701 Jersey Ridge Road following a complaint inspection completed December 30, 2025.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.