Accura Healthcare of Le Mars: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Accura Healthcare of Le Mars is a 46-bed for-profit nursing home in Le Mars, Iowa, part of Accura Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 26.1% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Accura Healthcare of Le Mars
954 7th Avenue SELe Mars, IA 51031
Plymouth 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 Le Mars, nurse aides logged 3.08 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Iowa average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 121 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.08 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.51 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.12 | 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
26.1% of nursing staff at Accura Healthcare of Le Mars left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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 Le Mars holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Accura Healthcare of Le Mars
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Accura Healthcare, 41 homes
- Legal name: Accura Healthcare of Le Mars LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1996
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Accura Healthcare of Le Mars
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan - Lemars Le Mars | 1.3 | 64 | 2.08 | 3.17 | 47.4% | 4 | None |
| Happy Siesta Health Care Center Remsen | 9.7 | 62 | 2.22 | 3.30 | 52.5% | 4 | None |
| Kingsley Specialty Care Kingsley | 16.2 | 43 | 2.28 | 3.63 | 42.4% | 1 | $27,378 |
| Prairie Ridge Care Center Orange City | 16.9 | 95 | 2.66 | 3.91 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Heartland Care Center Marcus | 18.0 | 38 | 1.92 | 4.45 | 35.5% | 5 | None |
| Crown Pointe Estates Care Center Sioux Center | 19.4 | 99 | 3.62 | 4.88 | 27.8% | 4 | None |
| Akron Care Center, INC Akron | 20.2 | 45 | 2.52 | 3.80 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Sioux City, LLC Sioux City | 20.3 | 46 | 2.57 | 3.74 | 37.0% | 4 | 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.