Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Bethany Life
212 Lafayette Street · Story City, IA 50248 · 126 certified beds
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About Bethany Life
Bethany Life is a nursing home in Story City, Iowa. Its capacity is 126 beds, above the Story County median of 58 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 33 citations, the most recent on March 5, 2026. CMS also lists 3 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.99 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
1.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (33)
Records from November 2023 to March 2026.
March 5, 2026
Tag F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 24, 2026.
March 5, 2026
Tag F0710Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 24, 2026.
March 5, 2026
Tag F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 24, 2026.
March 5, 2026
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected March 24, 2026.
March 5, 2026
Tag F0865Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 24, 2026.
March 5, 2026
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 24, 2026.
February 13, 2026
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected January 30, 2026.
January 15, 2026
Tag F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 26, 2026.
December 22, 2025
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 31, 2025.
November 20, 2025
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 21, 2025.
November 20, 2025
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 21, 2025.
November 20, 2025
Tag F0610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 21, 2025.
October 8, 2025
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 9, 2025.
June 16, 2025
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 25, 2025.
July 25, 2024
Tag F0725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 22, 2024.
May 7, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected May 14, 2024.
April 3, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity K: pattern, immediate jeopardy. Corrected May 14, 2024.
April 3, 2024
Tag F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 18, 2024.
April 3, 2024
Tag F0725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 18, 2024.
March 4, 2024
Tag F0725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 18, 2024.
Penalties (3)
Total fines: $52,329
February 13, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $10,628 against this nursing home on February 13, 2026.
March 4, 2024 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting March 28, 2024, lasting 47 days (triggered by inspection on March 4, 2024).
March 4, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $41,701 against this nursing home on March 4, 2024.
Staffing
3.99 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.83 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit - Other
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Iowa.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what Iowa Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Median facility daily rate
$307.06per day
About $9,335 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, January 1, 2026. Based on 381 facilities.
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