Hiawatha Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hiawatha Care Center is a 109-bed for-profit nursing home in Hiawatha, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 34.5% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Hiawatha Care Center
405 North 15th AvenueHiawatha, IA 52233
Linn 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 Hiawatha Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 9% above the Iowa average. With about 101 residents a day, that works out to roughly 278 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.98 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.70 | 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
34.5% of nursing staff at Hiawatha 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 26.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 2, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Hiawatha Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Hiawatha Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hiawatha Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Cedar Rapids | 1.8 | 130 | 2.18 | 3.14 | 56.8% | 1 | $38,787 |
| St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center Cedar Rapids | 1.9 | 46 | 2.65 | 4.21 | 36.6% | 5 | None |
| Hallmar Village Cedar Rapids | 3.0 | 55 | 3.28 | 4.46 | 51.4% | 2 | $11,960 |
| Meth-Wick Health Center Cedar Rapids | 3.8 | 69 | 3.64 | 4.92 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
| Terrace Glen Village Marion | 4.1 | 40 | 2.63 | 4.23 | 32.6% | 5 | None |
| Cottage Grove Place Cedar Rapids | 4.2 | 64 | 3.11 | 4.23 | 38.6% | 1 | None |
| Harmony Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids | 4.2 | 96 | 2.50 | 3.70 | 74.0% | 1 | $10,509 |
| West Ridge Care Center Cedar Rapids | 4.4 | 60 | 2.79 | 4.33 | 33.9% | 5 | 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.