Estherville Community Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Estherville Community Care Center is a 46-bed for-profit nursing home in Estherville, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.88 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 46.2% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Estherville Community Care Center
2001 First Avenue NorthEstherville, IA 51334
Emmet 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 Estherville Community Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.88 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Iowa average. With about 39 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 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.88 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.91 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.38 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.82 | 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
46.2% of nursing staff at Estherville Community 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 37.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 25, 2025. 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 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. Estherville Community Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Estherville Community Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Estherville Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 2004
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Estherville Community Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan - Estherville Estherville | 0.4 | 62 | 2.18 | 3.57 | 49.1% | 2 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake Spirit Lake | 15.4 | 80 | 2.27 | 3.54 | 40.8% | 2 | $34,567 |
| Valley Vue Care Center Armstrong | 16.5 | 40 | 2.43 | 3.86 | 35.0% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Jackson Jackson | 17.9 | 46 | 2.29 | 4.07 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Milford Milford | 18.0 | 46 | 2.23 | 3.53 | 30.2% | 4 | None |
| Ruthven Community Care Center Ruthven | 19.2 | 46 | 2.23 | 3.33 | 35.0% | 4 | None |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg | 20.6 | 22 | 1.57 | 3.07 | 17.6% | 4 | None |
| Lakeside Lutheran Home Emmetsburg | 20.8 | 55 | 3.00 | 4.11 | 37.2% | 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.