Correctionville Specialty Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Correctionville Specialty Care is a 39-bed nonprofit nursing home in Correctionville, Iowa, part of Care Initiatives. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 51.6% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Correctionville Specialty Care
1116 East Highway 20Correctionville, IA 51016
Woodbury 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 Correctionville Specialty Care, nurse aides logged 2.12 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Iowa average. With about 35 residents a day, that works out to roughly 73 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.12 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.31 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.97 | 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
51.6% of nursing staff at Correctionville Specialty Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $60,316 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2023 | Fine | $28,677 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Payment Denial | 55 days from Nov 17, 2023 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Fine | $31,639 |
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. Correctionville Specialty Care holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Correctionville Specialty Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Care Initiatives, 43 homes
- Legal name: Care Initiatives
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Correctionville Specialty Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan - Holstein Holstein | 11.5 | 60 | 2.02 | 3.35 | 33.3% | 3 | $99,103 |
| Kingsley Specialty Care Kingsley | 12.5 | 43 | 2.28 | 3.63 | 42.4% | 1 | $27,378 |
| Willow Dale Wellness Village Battle Creek | 14.7 | 40 | 2.68 | 3.93 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cherokee | 22.2 | 44 | 1.90 | 3.15 | 59.3% | 2 | None |
| Maple Heights Mapleton | 22.3 | 58 | 3.14 | 4.36 | 28.4% | 5 | None |
| Cherokee Specialty Care Cherokee | 22.6 | 62 | 2.63 | 3.67 | 41.3% | 3 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC Cherokee | 22.7 | 44 | 2.28 | 3.69 | 42.9% | 3 | $8,021 |
| Heartland Care Center Marcus | 23.4 | 38 | 1.92 | 4.45 | 35.5% | 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.