Community Memorial Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Community Memorial Health Center is a 62-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hartley, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average of 2.51, and 41.1% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Community Memorial Health Center
231 North Eighth Avenue WestHartley, IA 51346
Obrien 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 Community Memorial Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 111 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.52 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.12 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.02 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 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
41.1% of nursing staff at Community Memorial Health 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 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. 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 2 fines totaling $44,528 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2024 | Fine | $36,338 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Fine | $8,190 |
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. Community Memorial Health Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Community Memorial Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Community Memorial Healthcenter Association
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1992
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Community Memorial Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Prairie View Home Sanborn | 7.9 | 55 | 2.24 | 3.49 | 25.6% | 5 | None |
| Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center Spencer | 16.8 | 82 | 2.26 | 3.38 | — | 1 | $24,706 |
| Sanford Senior Care Sheldon Sheldon | 18.1 | 70 | 2.15 | 3.43 | 58.9% | 1 | $11,872 |
| St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home Spencer | 18.5 | 79 | 2.50 | 3.71 | 44.1% | 2 | $90,076 |
| Accura Healthcare of Milford Milford | 19.3 | 46 | 2.23 | 3.53 | 30.2% | 4 | None |
| Osceola Senior Living Sibley | 20.3 | 46 | 2.67 | 3.98 | — | 5 | None |
| Sibley Specialty Care Sibley | 20.4 | 46 | 2.13 | 3.40 | 27.0% | 5 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake Spirit Lake | 24.7 | 80 | 2.27 | 3.54 | 40.8% | 2 | $34,567 |
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.