Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is a 76-bed for-profit nursing home in Clarion, Iowa, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 44.9% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
110 13th Avenue SWClarion, IA 50525
Wright 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 Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.86 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Iowa average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 119 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.86 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.83 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.52 | 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
44.9% of nursing staff at Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation 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 62.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $24,174 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | Fine | $24,174 |
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. Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Central Avenue Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 17, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rotary Senior Living Eagle Grove | 9.1 | 46 | 2.45 | 3.70 | 56.8% | 3 | $65,036 |
| Rehabilitation Center of Belmond Belmond | 11.2 | 44 | 2.19 | 3.37 | 47.2% | 5 | None |
| Kanawha Community Home, INC. Kanawha | 15.4 | 26 | 2.47 | 4.52 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation Webster City | 19.0 | 70 | 3.07 | 3.95 | 28.6% | 2 | $25,136 |
| Southfield Wellness Community Webster City | 19.1 | 65 | 2.61 | 3.71 | 53.6% | 1 | $71,897 |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt | 25.2 | 28 | 2.78 | 4.37 | 45.9% | 5 | None |
| Westview Care Center Britt | 26.0 | 67 | 2.38 | 3.56 | 34.4% | 5 | None |
| Marian Home Fort Dodge | 26.3 | 90 | 2.88 | 4.06 | 37.8% | 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.