Azria Health Prairie Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Azria Health Prairie Ridge is a 62-bed for-profit nursing home in Mediapolis, Iowa, part of Azria Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 49.2% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Azria Health Prairie Ridge
608 Prairie StreetMediapolis, IA 52637
Des Moines 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 Azria Health Prairie Ridge, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Iowa average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 139 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.50 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
49.2% of nursing staff at Azria Health Prairie Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 54.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 28 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. Azria Health Prairie Ridge holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Azria Health Prairie Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Azria Health, 9 homes
- Legal name: BCP Mediapolis LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Azria Health Prairie Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wapello Specialty Care Wapello | 4.9 | 49 | 2.23 | 3.41 | 37.2% | 5 | None |
| New London Specialty Care New London | 13.6 | 43 | 1.91 | 3.19 | 47.7% | 2 | None |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein Center West Burlington | 13.6 | 160 | 2.93 | 4.78 | 23.8% | 2 | $65,094 |
| Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Burlington | 14.3 | 60 | 2.23 | 3.64 | 54.4% | 3 | None |
| Sunrise Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Winfield | 16.9 | 46 | 2.75 | 4.14 | 12.1% | 5 | None |
| Savannah Heights Mount Pleasant | 19.2 | 50 | 2.18 | 3.85 | 47.4% | 5 | None |
| Woodland Health and Rehabilitation Mount Pleasant | 20.0 | 62 | 2.44 | 3.40 | 32.6% | 3 | $33,807 |
| Park Place Mount Pleasant | 20.8 | 49 | 3.65 | 5.31 | 51.9% | 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.