Bethany Life: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bethany Life is a 126-bed nonprofit nursing home in Story City, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 38.5% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Bethany Life
212 Lafayette StreetStory City, IA 50248
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 Bethany Life, nurse aides logged 2.99 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Iowa average. With about 107 residents a day, that works out to roughly 321 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.99 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.11 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
38.5% of nursing staff at Bethany Life 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $52,329 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | Fine | $10,628 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Fine | $41,701 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Payment Denial | 47 days from Mar 28, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bethany Life holds 2 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Bethany Life
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Bethany Manor Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 2000
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bethany Life
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC Ames | 8.8 | 75 | 1.96 | 2.96 | 39.7% | 3 | None |
| Northridge Village Ames | 9.2 | 38 | 2.93 | 4.37 | 54.7% | 5 | None |
| Green Hills Health Care Center Ames | 12.7 | 56 | 3.35 | 4.53 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Rolling Green Village Care Center Nevada | 13.6 | 58 | 3.02 | 4.23 | 65.0% | 3 | $9,347 |
| Story Medical Senior Care Nevada | 14.7 | 60 | 3.34 | 4.79 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| Zearing Health Care, LLC Zearing | 15.5 | 40 | 2.30 | 3.68 | — | 2 | $22,205 |
| Westhaven Community Boone | 17.5 | 100 | 2.71 | 4.10 | 96.1% | 3 | None |
| Hubbard Care Center Hubbard | 17.5 | 60 | 2.38 | 3.84 | 50.0% | 5 | $46,101 |
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.