Galena Stauss Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Galena Stauss Nursing Home is a 57-bed nonprofit nursing home in Galena, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Galena Stauss Nursing Home
215 Summit StreetGalena, IL 61036
Jo Daviess 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 Galena Stauss Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.50 hours per resident per day, 20% above the Illinois average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 89 aide hours a day, or about 11 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 | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.50 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.37 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.17 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.04 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
33.3% of nursing staff at Galena Stauss Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 0 fines and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | Payment Denial | 66 days from Apr 14, 2026 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Payment Denial | 46 days from Dec 1, 2025 |
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. Galena Stauss Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Galena Stauss Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Midwest Medical Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 17, 2010
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Galena Stauss Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Dominic Villa Hazel Green | 8.8 | 62 | 2.69 | 3.81 | 45.2% | 2 | $129,467 |
| Mill Valley Care Center Bellevue | 11.2 | 46 | 2.79 | 4.23 | 46.4% | 5 | None |
| Mount Carmel Bluffs Dubuque | 11.7 | 60 | 3.04 | 4.32 | 29.0% | 5 | None |
| Harmony Dubuque Dubuque | 13.0 | 75 | 2.17 | 3.39 | 72.4% | 2 | $19,371 |
| Bethany Home Dubuque | 13.3 | 66 | 3.17 | 4.50 | 32.1% | 5 | None |
| Sunnycrest Manor Dubuque | 13.6 | 77 | 3.13 | 4.34 | 38.4% | 4 | None |
| Stonehill Care Center Dubuque | 14.1 | 185 | 3.04 | 4.31 | — | 4 | None |
| Dubuque Specialty Care Dubuque | 15.2 | 84 | 1.79 | 2.89 | 57.1% | 2 | $53,372 |
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.