Childserve Habilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Childserve Habilitation Center is a 74-bed nonprofit nursing home in Johnston, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 97% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 33.9% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Childserve Habilitation Center
5900 Pioneer ParkwayJohnston, IA 50131
Polk 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 Childserve Habilitation Center, nurse aides logged 4.94 hours per resident per day, 97% above the Iowa average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 345 aide hours a day, or about 43 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.94 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 4.17 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 10.30 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 8.69 | 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
33.9% of nursing staff at Childserve Habilitation 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 34.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Childserve Habilitation Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Childserve Habilitation Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1976
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Childserve Habilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bishop Drumm Retirement Center Johnston · SFF candidate | 0.5 | 150 | 2.54 | 3.64 | 34.9% | 1 | $258,177 |
| Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Urbandale · SFF candidate | 2.1 | 115 | 2.49 | 3.63 | 66.7% | 1 | $434,825 |
| Karen Acres Care Center Urbandale | 2.7 | 35 | 2.20 | 3.27 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Brio of Johnston, LLC Johnston | 2.9 | 36 | 2.70 | 4.57 | 55.1% | 3 | $6,923 |
| Calvin Community Des Moines | 3.5 | 59 | 2.48 | 4.19 | 31.3% | 4 | None |
| Ramsey Village Des Moines | 4.3 | 78 | 2.69 | 4.05 | 47.1% | 2 | None |
| Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center Des Moines · staffing data not validated | 4.8 | 46 | — | — | 52.9% | 2 | None |
| Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center West Des Moines · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 5.0 | 140 | 2.72 | 3.84 | 56.9% | — | $478,835 |
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.