Eldora Specialty Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Eldora Specialty Care is a 46-bed nonprofit nursing home in Eldora, Iowa, part of Care Initiatives. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 38.5% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Eldora Specialty Care
1510 22nd StreetEldora, IA 50627
Hardin County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Eldora Specialty Care, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Iowa average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 79 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.78 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.34 | 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
38.5% of nursing staff at Eldora 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 20.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Eldora Specialty Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Eldora Specialty Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Care Initiatives, 43 homes
- Legal name: Care Initiatives
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 30, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Eldora Specialty Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hubbard Care Center Hubbard | 9.9 | 60 | 2.38 | 3.84 | 50.0% | 5 | $46,101 |
| The Village of Ackley Ackley | 13.8 | 38 | 2.33 | 3.72 | 66.7% | 3 | $47,149 |
| Scenic Manor Iowa Falls | 14.0 | 77 | 2.31 | 3.71 | 26.9% | 5 | None |
| Oakview Nursing Home Conrad | 15.6 | 46 | 2.47 | 3.42 | 54.3% | 4 | None |
| Zearing Health Care, LLC Zearing | 16.4 | 40 | 2.30 | 3.68 | — | 2 | $22,205 |
| Grundy Care Center Grundy Center | 17.8 | 40 | 2.16 | 3.30 | 45.8% | 1 | $48,796 |
| Creekside Grundy Center | 18.2 | 55 | 2.64 | 4.12 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Maple Manor Village Aplington | 19.7 | 42 | 2.11 | 3.02 | 52.6% | 4 | 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.