Nevada › Mineral County › Hawthorne
Lefa Seran SNF
1st And A St, Hawthorne, NV 89415
Ratings are based on the most recent data available; a facility's ratings may have changed since the last update. The health inspection rating is based on the three most recent standard surveys and complaint investigations. CMS processed this record on 1 Aug 2026. View the Care Compare record.
Certified for 24 beds, Lefa Seran SNF serves Hawthorne in Mineral County, Nevada and has taken Medicare and Medicaid residents since 1967.
CMS gives it 1 of 5 stars overall, below the Nevada median of 3; the health inspection rating is 1, staffing 4 and quality measures 1.
Inspectors recorded 47 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles (18, 10, 19 by cycle, most recent first), none at the actual-harm level. That is 195.8 per 100 beds, more than the state median of 27.8.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against the facility in the period covered.
Reported nurse staffing is 5.6 hours per resident per day (1.1 RN), above the Nevada median of 3.9; nursing staff turnover is 79.3%.
Compared with county, state and nation
| Measure | This facility | Mineral Co. median | Nevada median | US average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Health citations, 3 cycles | 47 | 47 | 29 | 28.7 |
| Citations per 100 beds | 195.8 | 195.8 | 27.8 | 26.8 |
| Total nurse hours per resident day | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| RN hours per resident day | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 79.3% | 79.3% | 45.1% | 45.8% |
| Fines listed | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
County and state figures are medians across facilities (1 in the county, 66 in the state); the US column is the CMS national average where CMS publishes one.
Citations by survey cycle
Dark bar: this facility. Grey bar: Nevada average per facility for the same cycle, as published by CMS. Standard health survey dates: 10 Apr 2025, 23 May 2024.
Severity mix: D ×39 E ×2 F ×5 C ×1
Health deficiencies
Every health citation in the current CMS record (three survey cycles), most recent first. Tag text is the CMS requirement summary, not the inspection narrative.
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
| Survey date | Tag | What the tag requires | Severity | Type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0883 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | F | Standard survey | 12 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard survey | 30 Apr 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 1 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 1 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0726 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 2 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0758 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0838 | Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 29 Apr 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0887 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D | Standard survey | 2 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0941 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0942 | Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0943 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0945 | Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0946 | Provide training in compliance and ethics. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0949 | Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | D | Standard survey | 19 May 2025 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0887 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | F | Standard survey | 5 Jul 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0584 | 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. | E | Standard survey | 1 Jul 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Standard survey | 9 Jul 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard survey | 28 Jun 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 5 Jul 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 5 Jul 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0700 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | D | Standard survey | 12 Jul 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Standard survey | 6 Jul 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D | Standard survey | 5 Jul 2024 |
| 23 May 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 9 Jul 2024 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0700 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | F | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0758 | 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. | F | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0942 | Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | E | Standard survey | 15 Sep 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0640 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard survey | 10 Aug 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0727 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | D | Standard survey | 28 Sep 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard survey | 15 Oct 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | D | Standard survey | 28 Sep 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0838 | Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | D | Standard survey | 10 Aug 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D | Standard survey | 18 Sep 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 14 Sep 2023 |
| 10 Aug 2023 | F0847 | Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. | C | Standard survey | 15 Sep 2023 |
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this facility in the period covered.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported through the Payroll-Based Journal; grey bars are the Nevada average. Turnover: nursing staff 79.3%, RNs 83.3%; — administrators left in the reporting year.
Quality measures
| Measure | Residents | This facility | Nevada median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 38.0% | 12.7% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 4.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 36.5% | 13.3% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 39.3% | 14.6% | 13.4% |
Four-quarter averages for the measures CMS uses in the quality-measure star rating (2025Q2-2026Q1). Lower is better for every measure listed. Medians are computed across facilities on this site.
Ownership
Ownership type: government, hospital district. Legal business name: Mt Grant General Hospital.
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Grant General Hospital | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100% | 11/01/1966 |
| Mt Grant General Hospital | Operational/managerial control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/1966 |
| Mt Grant General Hospital | Adp of the snf | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/1966 |
Only organisations are shown. CMS also records individual owners, officers and managing employees; this site does not publish people's names.
Questions and answers
How many deficiencies has Lefa Seran SNF been cited for?
47 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles, 0 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. The Nevada median is 29 per facility.
Has Lefa Seran SNF been fined?
CMS lists no fines against the facility in the period covered.
How does staffing at Lefa Seran SNF compare?
Reported total nurse staffing is 5.6 hours per resident per day against a Nevada median of 3.9 and a national average of 3.9.
Who operates Lefa Seran SNF?
Ownership type is government, hospital district. Organisations in the CMS ownership record include Mt Grant General Hospital and Mt Grant General Hospital. Individual owners and managers are not listed on this site.
When was Lefa Seran SNF last inspected?
The most recent survey or investigation in the CMS record is dated 10 Apr 2025; the most recent standard health survey was 10 Apr 2025.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership and quality measures), processed 1 Aug 2026. Ratings and citations may change; the Care Compare record is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare nursing home datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership, MDS quality measures, state and national averages), public domain, processed by CMS on 1 Aug 2026. Facility record: Care Compare. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections.