Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC is a 75-bed for-profit nursing home in Ames, Iowa, part of Accura Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 39.7% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC
3440 Grand AvenueAmes, IA 50010
Story County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC, nurse aides logged 1.96 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Iowa average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 131 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.96 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.96 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.57 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
39.7% of nursing staff at Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Accura Healthcare, 41 homes
- Legal name: Grand Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Northridge Village Ames | 1.8 | 38 | 2.93 | 4.37 | 54.7% | 5 | None |
| Green Hills Health Care Center Ames | 3.9 | 56 | 3.35 | 4.53 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Bethany Life Story City | 8.8 | 126 | 2.99 | 4.11 | 38.5% | 2 | $52,329 |
| Rolling Green Village Care Center Nevada | 9.1 | 58 | 3.02 | 4.23 | 65.0% | 3 | $9,347 |
| Story Medical Senior Care Nevada | 10.2 | 60 | 3.34 | 4.79 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| Westhaven Community Boone | 14.0 | 100 | 2.71 | 4.10 | 96.1% | 3 | None |
| Eastern Star Masonic Home Boone | 14.4 | 76 | 2.77 | 4.13 | 39.5% | 3 | None |
| Madrid Home for the Aged Madrid | 16.2 | 64 | 2.67 | 3.70 | 46.8% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.