Blackhawk Life Care Center
Blackhawk Life Care Center in Lake View, IA — inspection on October 14, 2025.
Found 3 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Federal health inspectors cited Blackhawk Life Care Center in Lake View, IA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0658 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-10-14.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Scope/Severity Level G: isolated, actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.
Actual harm to residents was documented as a result of this deficiency.
This was one of 3 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Blackhawk Life Care Center.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-10-27.
Federal health inspectors cited Blackhawk Life Care Center in Lake View, IA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0689 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-10-14.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Scope/Severity Level G: isolated, actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.
Actual harm to residents was documented as a result of this deficiency.
This was one of 3 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Blackhawk Life Care Center.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-10-27.
Federal health inspectors cited Blackhawk Life Care Center in Lake View, IA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0760 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-10-14.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Scope/Severity Level J: isolated, immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
This represents an immediate jeopardy situation, the most serious level of deficiency.
This was one of 3 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Blackhawk Life Care Center.
Correction Status: Past Non-Compliance.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-07-16.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
Plan of correction not included: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to their state survey agency and those responses may not appear in CMS public data at the time of release. The absence of a plan of correction in this report does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken by the facility are encouraged to contact the facility or their state survey agency directly.
Corrections may have been made: This report reflects conditions observed on the date of the survey. The facility may have implemented staffing changes, additional training, policy revisions, or other corrective actions since this report was issued. We publish what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.