Skilled nursing · Fort Dodge, IA

Marian Home

2400 Sixth Avenue North, Fort Dodge, IA 50501

90 bedsNon profit - Church related
7.3Clarity

▼ 0.1 since Jun

Score history
Oct 20267.3▲ 0.4 flagged
Sep 20266.9 flagged
Aug 20266.9▼ 0.5 flagged
Jul 20267.4 flagged
Jun 20267.4 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Oct 2026

The record on Marian Home cuts both ways. On one side, inspectors rated the last health survey 5 out of 5 and levied no fines. On the other, falls with major injury far outpace the national rate, and reported staffing does not match the payroll-based hours. The sections below show exactly where each number comes from — read them before you tour.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 3 Oct 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★★★ 5 of 5
Health inspection★★★★★ 5 of 5
Staffing★★★★★ 5 of 5
Quality measures★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
44 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
4 hr 4 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
37.8%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is better

This home
11.6%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
15.6%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
9.1%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNot flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile3

IA does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Mixed — a strong record with one number that needs an answer.

  • The falls number is the outlier: 6× the national rate. 9.1% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • Clean accountability record. Non-profit operated — and there are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for Marian Home?
Marian Home has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
Has Marian Home been cited for resident harm?
Marian Home has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.

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