FORT DODGE ? A nursing home for military veterans can’t admit new patients until problems found in an annual inspection are fixed.

The Kansas Soldiers’ Home at Fort Dodge had nearly 30 deficiencies, according to an Aug. 16 inspection report. The problems included failing to develop a patient discharge plan and failing to notify a physician of any major changes in a resident’s condition, the Kansas Department on Aging said.

The report pointed out several cases in which nursing home staff didn’t properly evaluate, treat and care for patients. In one case, the staff reportedly didn’t notify a physician about a patient who had deteriorated mentally and physically and suffered a head injury and broken arm in two separate incidents.

The nursing home had to submit a plan to correct the problems by Sunday, and state aging officials will return to the home within the next two weeks to see if progress has been made.

The home could face “corrective action” if the problems remain, according to Martin Kennedy, commissioner of licensure, certification and evaluation for the Department of Aging.