Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center is a 41-bed for-profit nursing home in Anita, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 73.3% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center
1000 Hillcrest DriveAnita, IA 50020
Cass County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Iowa average. With about 24 residents a day, that works out to roughly 50 aide hours a day, or about 6 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) | 2.07 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.21 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.32 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.26 | 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
73.3% of nursing staff at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab 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 42.9%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $51,773 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2024 | Fine | $51,773 |
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. Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Anew Healthcare Operations - Anita LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Exira Care Center Exira | 11.9 | 60 | 2.42 | 3.74 | 50.0% | 2 | $22,880 |
| Atlantic Specialty Care Atlantic | 12.2 | 90 | 2.17 | 2.96 | 28.3% | 3 | None |
| Heritage House Atlantic | 12.3 | 61 | 2.60 | 3.96 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Salem Lutheran Home Elk Horn | 18.6 | 64 | 2.58 | 3.86 | 63.0% | 1 | None |
| Greenfield Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Greenfield | 18.8 | 46 | 2.06 | 3.28 | 55.8% | 3 | $4,516 |
| Friendship Home Association Audubon | 21.1 | 46 | 2.66 | 3.92 | 60.5% | 4 | $11,536 |
| The New Homestead Care Center Guthrie Center | 22.4 | 58 | 2.58 | 3.47 | 56.3% | 3 | None |
| Community Care Center Stuart | 23.5 | 65 | 2.42 | 3.48 | 20.4% | 5 | 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.