Azria Health Prairie Ridge
Azria Health Prairie Ridge in Mediapolis, IA — inspection on January 30, 2026.
Found 2 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
him related to the incident.
The DON stated they had re-assessed Resident #1's BIMS about 2 weeks
facility's policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation Prevention policy, dated
resident property and exploitation.
This includes but is not limited to freedom from corporal punishment, involuntary seclusion, verbal, mental, sexual or physical abuse, and physical or chemical restraint not required to treat the resident's symptoms.b.
This policy consists of a facility-wide commitment and resource allocation to support the following objectives that include, but are not limited to:1.
Protect residents from abuse, neglect, exploitation or misappropriation of property by anyone including, but not necessarily limited to facility staff, other residents, consultants, volunteers, staff from other agencies, family members, legal representatives, friends, visitors, and any other individual.c.
Develop and implement policies and protocols to prevent and identify abuse, neglect, or mistreatment of residents, and/or theft, exploitation or misappropriation of resident property.d.
Establish and maintain a culture of compassion and caring for all residents and particularly those with behavioral, cognitive or emotional problems.e.
Provide staff orientation and training/orientation programs that include topics such as abuse prevention, identification and reporting of abuse, stress management, and handling verbally or physically aggressive resident behavior.f.
Identify and investigate all possible incidents of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, or misappropriation of resident property.g.
Investigate and report any allegations within timeframes required by federal requirements.h.
Protect residents from any further harm during investigations.
165220 01/30/2026
Azria Health Prairie Ridge 608 Prairie Street Mediapolis, IA 52637
During an interview on 1/14/26 at 12:21 p.m., Staff L, [NAME] President of Operations for the facility's corporation stated they reimbursed the resident $25 for the items Staff H purchased for herself with the resident's EBT Food Stamp card, and would reimburse the total amount to the resident once known.
Staff L stated the resident and staff were educated on dependent adult abuse that included financial exploitation, and there were designated staff at the facility that could shop for residents and who should shop for the residents when the need arose.A document received from Staff L, [NAME] President of Operations dated 1/30/26 described both she and the facility Social Worker met with the resident on 1/28/26, reviewed the purchases on the grocery store receipt dated 10/8/25 with the resident, the resident identified several items that she did not ask Staff H to purchase, those items totaled $115.96 and believed to be what Staff H had purchased for herself with the resident's EBT Food Stamp card.Review of a grocery store receipt dated 10/8/25, obtained by the State Agency on 1/22/26 revealed a total of 68 items purchased with Resident #3 EBT Food Stamp card for a total of $268.93.The facility's Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation Prevention policy, version 10/2023 directed staff:a.
Residents have the right to be free from abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property and exploitation.
This includes but is not limited to freedom from corporal punishment, involuntary seclusion, verbal, mental, sexual or physical abuse, and physical or chemical restraint not required to treat the resident's symptoms.
This policy consists of a facility-wide commitment and resource allocation to support the following objectives that include, but are not limited to:a.
Protect residents from abuse, neglect, exploitation or misappropriation of property by anyone including, but not necessarily limited to facility staff, other residents, consultants, volunteers, staff from other agencies, family members, legal representatives, friends, visitors, and any other individual.b.
Develop and implement policies and protocols to prevent and identify abuse, neglect, or mistreatment of residents, and/or theft, exploitation or misappropriation of resident property.c.
Establish and maintain a culture of compassion and caring for all residents and particularly those with behavioral, cognitive or emotional problems.d.
Provide staff orientation and training/orientation programs that include topics such as abuse prevention, identification and reporting of abuse, stress management, and handling verbally or physically aggressive resident behavior.e.
Identify and investigate all possible incidents of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, or misappropriation of resident property.f.
Investigate and report any allegations within timeframes required by federal requirements.g.
Protect residents from any further harm during investigations.