Humboldt County Memorial Hospital: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital is a 28-bed government-run nursing home in Humboldt, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 45.9% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
1000 North 15th StreetHumboldt, IA 50548
Humboldt 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 Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, nurse aides logged 2.78 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Iowa average. With about 25 residents a day, that works out to roughly 70 aide hours a day, or about 9 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) | 2.78 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.37 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.64 | 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
45.9% of nursing staff at Humboldt County Memorial 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 9, 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. Humboldt County Memorial Hospital holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 8, 2001
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation Fort Dodge | 14.9 | 65 | 2.14 | 3.18 | 48.8% | 1 | $166,043 |
| Marian Home Fort Dodge | 15.6 | 90 | 2.88 | 4.06 | 37.8% | 5 | None |
| Rotary Senior Living Eagle Grove | 17.8 | 46 | 2.45 | 3.70 | 56.8% | 3 | $65,036 |
| Friendship Haven, Inc Fort Dodge | 18.7 | 155 | 2.87 | 4.41 | 40.1% | 4 | None |
| West Bend Health and Rehabilitation West Bend | 19.0 | 45 | 2.09 | 2.94 | — | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Manson Manson | 20.7 | 42 | 1.87 | 3.25 | 35.7% | 2 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Algona Algona | 22.9 | 72 | 2.00 | 3.06 | 41.8% | 3 | $7,070 |
| Algona Manor Care Center Algona | 23.1 | 46 | 2.64 | 3.62 | 33.3% | 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.