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Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation is a 2-star rated nursing home in Newton, IA with 70 beds. CMS sub-ratings: health inspections 2/5, staffing 2/5, quality measures 4/5.

The facility has 75 health violations on record. Federal fines total $218,000 across 11 enforcement actions. Most recent inspection: April 3, 2025.

Staff turnover rate: 67.7% — significantly above the national average.

Data synthesized from CMS.gov and Iowa public inspection records. Reviewed by Christopher F. Nesbitt, Sr., NR-EMT & BU-trained Paralegal.

Our Coverage of Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation

Valley Vista: Medical Records Deficiency - IA Feb 28, 2026
Valley Vista: Quality Assurance Plan Missing - IA Feb 27, 2026

Inspection History Overview

Data current as of May 6, 2026 · Source: CMS Provider Data

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Detailed Inspection Reports

Notice: These are official CMS inspection narratives containing detailed regulatory findings. This information is not available in searchable format anywhere else online.

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Fines and Penalties by Year

2021 8 penalties totaling $14,341

$2,948

Fine

$2,600

Fine

$2,293

Fine

$1,950

Fine

$1,625

Fine

$1,300

Fine

$975

Fine

$650

Fine

2020 3 penalties totaling $203,659

$101,830

Fine

$101,829

Fine

$0

Payment Denial

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Health Violations by Year

2025 1 violations

Tag 0677 E Apr 3, 2025

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Apr 16, 2025

2024 8 violations

Tag 0686 D Aug 28, 2024

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

✓ Corrected: Sep 9, 2024
Tag 0658 D Jun 13, 2024

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Tag 0686 G Jun 13, 2024

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Tag 0689 D Jun 13, 2024

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Tag 0550 D Mar 21, 2024

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

✓ Corrected: Apr 13, 2024
Tag 0658 D Mar 21, 2024

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Apr 13, 2024
Tag 0677 D Mar 21, 2024

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Apr 13, 2024
Tag 0880 E Mar 21, 2024

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Apr 13, 2024

2023 12 violations

Tag 0550 D Aug 30, 2023

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

✓ Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Tag 0584 E Aug 30, 2023

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

✓ Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Tag 0656 D Aug 30, 2023

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Tag 0657 D Aug 30, 2023

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Tag 0688 D Aug 30, 2023

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Tag 0690 D Aug 30, 2023

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

✓ Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Tag 0921 E Aug 30, 2023

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

✓ Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Tag 0925 E Aug 30, 2023

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

✓ Corrected: Sep 21, 2023
Tag 0561 D Apr 6, 2023

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

✓ Corrected: May 6, 2023
Tag 0623 B Apr 6, 2023

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Tag 0686 D Apr 6, 2023

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

✓ Corrected: May 6, 2023
Tag 0725 D Apr 6, 2023

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

✓ Corrected: May 6, 2023

2022 21 violations

Tag 0550 D Jun 23, 2022

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0607 D Jun 23, 2022

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0625 B Jun 23, 2022

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0656 D Jun 23, 2022

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0657 D Jun 23, 2022

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0676 D Jun 23, 2022

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0677 E Jun 23, 2022

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0684 G Jun 23, 2022

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0686 G Jun 23, 2022

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0693 D Jun 23, 2022

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0725 D Jun 23, 2022

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0732 D Jun 23, 2022

Post nurse staffing information every day.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0755 D Jun 23, 2022

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0756 D Jun 23, 2022

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0758 D Jun 23, 2022

Implement 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.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0760 G Jun 23, 2022

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0802 D Jun 23, 2022

Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0812 D Jun 23, 2022

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0842 D Jun 23, 2022

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022
Tag 0880 D Jun 23, 2022

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022

2021 21 violations

Tag 0658 D Sep 21, 2021

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Oct 22, 2021
Tag 0609 E May 7, 2021

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0610 E May 7, 2021

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0561 E May 6, 2021

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0563 E May 6, 2021

Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0578 D May 6, 2021

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0609 D May 6, 2021

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0610 D May 6, 2021

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0658 D May 6, 2021

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0661 D May 6, 2021

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0677 D May 6, 2021

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0678 D May 6, 2021

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0684 D May 6, 2021

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0686 D May 6, 2021

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0698 D May 6, 2021

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0726 D May 6, 2021

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0732 D May 6, 2021

Post nurse staffing information every day.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0759 D May 6, 2021

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0760 D May 6, 2021

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021
Tag 0761 D May 6, 2021

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

✓ Corrected: Jun 5, 2021

2020 4 violations

Tag 0658 E Sep 14, 2020

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2020
Tag 0677 E Aug 4, 2020

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2020
Tag 0880 L Aug 4, 2020

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Aug 4, 2020
Tag 0947 C Aug 4, 2020

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

✓ Corrected: Sep 15, 2020

2019 2 violations

Tag 0656 D May 8, 2019

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: May 14, 2019
Tag 0755 E Jan 29, 2019

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Jan 30, 2019

2017 1 violations

Tag 0761 D Dec 18, 2017

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

✓ Corrected: Jan 18, 2018

2016 5 violations

Tag 0253 E Dec 8, 2016

Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.

✓ Corrected: Jan 8, 2017
Tag 0281 D Dec 8, 2016

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

✓ Corrected: Jan 8, 2017
Tag 0314 G Dec 8, 2016

Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.

✓ Corrected: Jan 8, 2017
Tag 0371 E Dec 8, 2016

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.

✓ Corrected: Jan 8, 2017
Tag 0441 D Dec 8, 2016

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.

✓ Corrected: Jan 8, 2017

Frequently Asked Questions About Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation

What violations has Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation received?
Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation has 75 health and safety violation(s) documented by CMS inspections. All violation data comes from official Medicare inspection reports and is updated regularly from government sources.
What is the quality rating of Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation?
Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation has a 2-star rating out of 5 from CMS. This rating indicates the facility may have quality concerns that should be investigated further. The rating is based on health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures.
When was Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation last inspected?
Inspection reports are documented by state survey agencies and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Reports typically lag 2-3 months behind the actual inspection date. Visit the facility's full profile page for detailed violation information and inspection history.
Is Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation safe?
Safety at Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation should be evaluated based on multiple factors: the facility's CMS rating, recent violation history, and personal visits. We recommend reviewing the complete inspection history, speaking with current residents and families, consulting healthcare professionals, and visiting in person before making placement decisions.
How do I contact Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation?
Phone: (641) 792-7440. Address: 200 South Eighth Avenue East, Newton, IA. For visiting hours and admission information, call the facility directly.
What services does Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation offer?
Valley Vista For Nursing And Rehabilitation is a skilled nursing facility with 70 beds. The facility accepts Medicare and Medicaid. For specific services like rehabilitation, memory care, or short-term recovery, contact the facility directly.
What are better facilities near Newton, IA?
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Editorial Standards & Data Oversight

Data Source: This report is based on official public inspection records from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog.

Editorial Process: Content generated using AI to synthesize complex regulatory data, then reviewed and verified for accuracy by our editorial team.

Professional Review: All content undergoes standards and compliance oversight by Christopher F. Nesbitt, Sr., Nationally Registered EMT & BU-trained Paralegal, using professional regulatory data auditing protocols.

Last verified: April 3, 2025 | Our methodology | Editorial standards | Report an error

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