Deerfield Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Deerfield Health Care Center is a 30-bed nonprofit nursing home in Urbandale, Iowa, part of Immanuel. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 25.8% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Deerfield Health Care Center
13731 Hickman RoadUrbandale, IA 50323
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 Deerfield Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.02 hours per resident per day, 20% above the Iowa average. With about 25 residents a day, that works out to roughly 75 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.02 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.59 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.31 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.19 | 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
25.8% of nursing staff at Deerfield Health Care 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 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Deerfield Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Deerfield Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Chain: Immanuel, 3 homes
- Legal name: Immanuel Long Term Care
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 22, 2005
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Deerfield Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Walnut Ridge Clive | 1.8 | 60 | 3.80 | 4.89 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| Arbor Springs of West Des Moines L L C West Des Moines · many days without an RN | 3.0 | 56 | 4.36 | 5.38 | 96.8% | 1 | None |
| Cedar Ridge Village West Des Moines | 3.7 | 40 | 2.53 | 4.13 | 56.5% | 3 | None |
| Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Urbandale · SFF candidate | 4.3 | 115 | 2.49 | 3.63 | 66.7% | 1 | $434,825 |
| Karen Acres Care Center Urbandale | 4.4 | 35 | 2.20 | 3.27 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community West Des Moines | 4.4 | 40 | 2.57 | 4.70 | 44.0% | 4 | None |
| Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center West Des Moines · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 4.6 | 140 | 2.72 | 3.84 | 56.9% | — | $478,835 |
| Kennybrook Village Grimes | 5.1 | 40 | 2.89 | 4.54 | 49.1% | 3 | 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.