Colonial Manors of Columbus Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Colonial Manors of Columbus Community is a 39-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbus Junction, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 21.2% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Colonial Manors of Columbus Community
814 Springer AvenueColumbus Junction, IA 52738
Louisa 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 Colonial Manors of Columbus Community, nurse aides logged 2.40 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Iowa average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 74 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.40 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.46 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.18 | 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
21.2% of nursing staff at Colonial Manors of Columbus Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Colonial Manors of Columbus Community holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Colonial Manors of Columbus Community
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Colonial Manors of Columbus Community Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Colonial Manors of Columbus Community
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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.