Westwood Specialty Care: Medical Records Breach - IA
That gap is what federal inspectors flagged during a complaint inspection completed December 31, 2025 at the facility on Fieldcrest Drive. The deficiency, rated as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affected a small number of residents.
The finding turned on a straightforward question inspectors put to the facility's own Regional Nurse Consultant on December 29. They asked whether the missing money and the mediation that followed should have been documented in the resident's records. The consultant's answer: something should have been documented.
Nothing was.
Resident records are meant to capture what happens to a person during their stay, including incidents that affect their wellbeing and how those incidents get resolved. A mediation over missing money is exactly the kind of event that belongs in the chart — who was involved, what was decided, whether the resident or family was notified.
The inspection report does not say how much money was missing, how long it had been gone before anyone acted, or what the mediation produced. It does not name the resident or describe the outcome. What it records is the absence: no documentation, and a consultant who acknowledged, when asked directly, that there should have been.
Westwood Specialty Care is a 100-bed skilled nursing facility. The December inspection was prompted by a complaint, not a routine survey cycle.
The consultant's concession to inspectors is the clearest line in the report. The facility's own regional representative, brought in to support the nursing staff, confirmed the lapse. Whatever happened to that resident's money, and whatever the mediation resolved, the resident's record holds no trace of it.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Westwood Specialty Care from 2025-12-31 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: Official federal inspection data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Last verified: August 5, 2026 · Our methodology
Westwood Specialty Care in Sioux City, IA was cited for violations during a health inspection on December 31, 2025.
That gap is what federal inspectors flagged during a complaint inspection completed December 31, 2025 at the facility on Fieldcrest Drive.
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.