Briarwood Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Briarwood Healthcare Center is a 62-bed for-profit nursing home in Iowa City, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 43.8% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Briarwood Healthcare Center
605 Greenwood DriveIowa City, IA 52246
Johnson 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 Briarwood Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.76 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Iowa average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 144 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.76 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.88 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.70 | 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
43.8% of nursing staff at Briarwood Healthcare Center 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 Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Briarwood Healthcare Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Briarwood Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Briarwood Management Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 6, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Briarwood Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oaknoll Retirement Residence Iowa City | 0.5 | 70 | 3.90 | 5.28 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Iowa City Rehab & Health Care Iowa City · staffing data not validated | 3.5 | 89 | — | — | 50.0% | 1 | None |
| Lantern Park Specialty Care Coralville | 4.3 | 90 | 2.48 | 3.52 | 59.4% | 2 | $62,595 |
| Windmill Manor Coralville | 5.0 | 120 | 3.08 | 4.03 | 31.1% | 1 | $11,213 |
| Crestview Specialty Care West Branch | 10.2 | 65 | 2.29 | 3.67 | 62.7% | 1 | $216,061 |
| Solon Nursing Care Center Solon | 10.7 | 96 | 2.54 | 3.83 | 55.3% | 5 | None |
| Lone Tree Health Care Center Inc Lone Tree | 13.5 | 44 | 3.22 | 4.45 | 32.4% | 5 | None |
| Pleasantview Home Kalona | 14.0 | 66 | 3.05 | 4.26 | 46.0% | 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.