Green Hills Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Green Hills Health Care Center is a 56-bed for-profit nursing home in Ames, Iowa, part of Life Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 47.1% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Green Hills Health Care Center
2200 Hamilton DriveAmes, IA 50014
Story 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 Green Hills Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.35 hours per resident per day, 33% above the Iowa average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 146 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.35 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.02 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.16 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.53 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.97 | 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
47.1% of nursing staff at Green Hills Health 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 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Green Hills Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Green Hills Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Services, 43 homes
- Legal name: Green Hills Health Care Center, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 28, 2010
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Green Hills Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Northridge Village Ames | 3.8 | 38 | 2.93 | 4.37 | 54.7% | 5 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC Ames | 3.9 | 75 | 1.96 | 2.96 | 39.7% | 3 | None |
| Rolling Green Village Care Center Nevada | 9.9 | 58 | 3.02 | 4.23 | 65.0% | 3 | $9,347 |
| Story Medical Senior Care Nevada | 10.7 | 60 | 3.34 | 4.79 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| Bethany Life Story City | 12.7 | 126 | 2.99 | 4.11 | 38.5% | 2 | $52,329 |
| Madrid Home for the Aged Madrid | 12.7 | 64 | 2.67 | 3.70 | 46.8% | 3 | None |
| Westhaven Community Boone | 13.4 | 100 | 2.71 | 4.10 | 96.1% | 3 | None |
| Eastern Star Masonic Home Boone | 13.8 | 76 | 2.77 | 4.13 | 39.5% | 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.