Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a 44-bed for-profit nursing home in Cherokee, Iowa, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 59.3% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare
725 North Second StreetCherokee, IA 51012
Cherokee 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 Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Iowa average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 71 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.15 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.63 | 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
59.3% of nursing staff at Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 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 9 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. Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare holds 2 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Cherokee Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 10, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cherokee Specialty Care Cherokee | 0.5 | 62 | 2.63 | 3.67 | 41.3% | 3 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC Cherokee | 0.8 | 44 | 2.28 | 3.69 | 42.9% | 3 | $8,021 |
| Accura Healthcare of Aurelia, LLC Aurelia | 6.3 | 41 | 2.65 | 3.79 | 37.8% | 3 | None |
| Heartland Care Center Marcus | 13.5 | 38 | 1.92 | 4.45 | 35.5% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Holstein Holstein | 18.5 | 60 | 2.02 | 3.35 | 33.3% | 3 | $99,103 |
| Methodist Manor Retirement Community Storm Lake | 18.8 | 93 | 2.75 | 4.26 | 25.7% | 4 | None |
| Happy Siesta Health Care Center Remsen | 21.4 | 62 | 2.22 | 3.30 | 52.5% | 4 | None |
| Correctionville Specialty Care Correctionville | 22.2 | 39 | 2.12 | 3.31 | 51.6% | 1 | $60,316 |
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.