Stone Cottage Care Center
Stone Cottage Care Center in Sigourney, IA — inspection on December 23, 2025.
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
During an interview on 12/22/25 at 10:30 AM, Resident #5 stated he had a rough start when first admitted to the facility due to hygiene care and wound care not always completed in a timely manner but felt this had improved. Resident #5 reported using his voice activated program on cell phone to call the facility for help when needed and denied concerns with this call system.
When Resident #5 attempted to demonstrate use of his cell phone for a call light system, after several attempts, he was unable to use the voice activation command to unlock and use his phone. Resident #5 required another person to restart his phone before the voice command system was able to be used.
During an interview on 12/23/25 at 3:00 PM, the Director of Nursing (DON) revealed the expectation of staff to answer call lights within 15 minutes of resident activation.
During an interview on 12/23/25 at 3:00 PM, the facility administrator reported that the facility was currently updating the call light system from a pull string lever to a push button.
The administrator confirmed knowledge of Resident #2 requesting to use breath-activated call system upon admission and knowledge of Resident #2 having concern that the motion sensor alarm provided was not functioning properly.
Review of the facility policy titled Answering the Call Light, not dated, revealed the policy Purpose Statement was to ensure timely responses the the residents' requests and needs.
The Section A.
General Guidelines, directed the following: Upon admission and periodically as needed, explain and demonstrate use of the call light to the residents.
Ask the resident to return the demonstrationExplain to the resident that a call system is also located in his/her bathroom. Be sure that the call light is plugged in and functioning at all times.
Ensure that the call light is accessible to the resident when in bed, from the toilet, from the shower or bathing facility, and from the floor.Report all defective call lights to the nurse supervisor promptly.
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12/23/2025
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Stone Cottage Care Center
900 South Stone Street Sigourney, IA 52591
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
specialized rehabilitation services, activities/recreational, social, therapy, environmental, etc.) are staffed to ensure resident needs are met.
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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.
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