Friendship Haven, Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Friendship Haven, Inc is a 155-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 40.1% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Friendship Haven, Inc
420 South Kenyon RoadFort 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 Friendship Haven, Inc, nurse aides logged 2.87 hours per resident per day, 14% above the Iowa average. With about 118 residents a day, that works out to roughly 339 aide hours a day, or about 42 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) | 2.87 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.41 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.13 | 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
40.1% of nursing staff at Friendship Haven, Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 39.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 3, 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. Friendship Haven, Inc holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Friendship Haven, Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1996
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Friendship Haven, Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Marian Home Fort Dodge | 3.9 | 90 | 2.88 | 4.06 | 37.8% | 5 | None |
| Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation Fort Dodge | 3.9 | 65 | 2.14 | 3.18 | 48.8% | 1 | $166,043 |
| Grandview Healthcare Center Dayton | 15.3 | 40 | 1.62 | 2.84 | 52.0% | 2 | $33,598 |
| Good Samaritan - Manson Manson | 17.5 | 42 | 1.87 | 3.25 | 35.7% | 2 | None |
| Stratford Specialty Care Stratford | 18.5 | 53 | 1.99 | 3.32 | 55.0% | 2 | None |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt | 18.7 | 28 | 2.78 | 4.37 | 45.9% | 5 | None |
| Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation Webster City | 19.1 | 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.