Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Dodge, Iowa, part of The Ensign Group. 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 48.8% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation
728 14th Avenue NorthFort Dodge, IA 50501
Webster 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 Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Iowa average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% 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 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.18 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.74 | 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
48.8% of nursing staff at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 87.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $166,043 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | Fine | $30,745 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Fine | $135,298 |
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. Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Gypsum Creek Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 17, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Marian Home Fort Dodge | 1.5 | 90 | 2.88 | 4.06 | 37.8% | 5 | None |
| Friendship Haven, Inc Fort Dodge | 3.9 | 155 | 2.87 | 4.41 | 40.1% | 4 | None |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt | 14.9 | 28 | 2.78 | 4.37 | 45.9% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Manson Manson | 17.4 | 42 | 1.87 | 3.25 | 35.7% | 2 | None |
| Rotary Senior Living Eagle Grove | 18.1 | 46 | 2.45 | 3.70 | 56.8% | 3 | $65,036 |
| Grandview Healthcare Center Dayton | 18.6 | 40 | 1.62 | 2.84 | 52.0% | 2 | $33,598 |
| Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation Webster City | 19.0 | 70 | 3.07 | 3.95 | 28.6% | 2 | $25,136 |
| Southfield Wellness Community Webster City | 19.5 | 65 | 2.61 | 3.71 | 53.6% | 1 | $71,897 |
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.