Franklin General Hospital: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Franklin General Hospital is a 52-bed government-run nursing home in Hampton, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 30.6% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Franklin General Hospital
1720 Central Avenue EastHampton, IA 50441
Franklin 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 Franklin General Hospital, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Iowa average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.62 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.33 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.60 | 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
30.6% of nursing staff at Franklin General Hospital left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Franklin General Hospital holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Franklin General Hospital
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 31, 1974
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Franklin General Hospital
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rehabilitation Center of Hampton Hampton | 1.0 | 52 | 2.26 | 3.27 | 46.4% | 4 | None |
| Sheffield Care Center Sheffield | 10.5 | 45 | 2.89 | 3.79 | 36.1% | 2 | None |
| The Village of Ackley Ackley | 14.8 | 38 | 2.33 | 3.72 | 66.7% | 3 | $47,149 |
| Scenic Manor Iowa Falls | 15.1 | 77 | 2.31 | 3.71 | 26.9% | 5 | None |
| Rockwell Community Nursing Home Rockwell | 17.0 | 40 | 2.39 | 4.38 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Maple Manor Village Aplington | 19.3 | 42 | 2.11 | 3.02 | 52.6% | 4 | None |
| Rehabilitation Center of Allison Allison | 19.6 | 48 | 2.45 | 3.54 | 65.5% | 3 | None |
| AMS Memorial-Greene Greene · no staffing data submitted | 21.8 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 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.