Iowa Veterans Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Iowa Veterans Home is a 702-bed government-run nursing home in Marshalltown, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.34 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 24.7% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Iowa Veterans Home
1301 SummitMarshalltown, IA 50158
Marshall 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 Iowa Veterans Home, nurse aides logged 3.34 hours per resident per day, 33% above the Iowa average. With about 342 residents a day, that works out to roughly 1142 aide hours a day, or about 143 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 | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.34 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.74 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.07 | 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
24.7% of nursing staff at Iowa Veterans Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Iowa Veterans Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Iowa Veterans Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Iowa Veterans Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Harmony Marshalltown Marshalltown | 2.5 | 72 | 2.97 | 4.01 | 50.7% | 1 | $78,878 |
| Accura Healthcare of Marshalltown Marshalltown · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 2.6 | 84 | 2.59 | 3.60 | 42.3% | 1 | $9,350 |
| Southridge Specialty Care Marshalltown | 2.9 | 82 | 2.46 | 3.65 | 29.2% | 2 | $45,406 |
| Oakview Nursing Home Conrad | 12.4 | 46 | 2.47 | 3.42 | 54.3% | 4 | None |
| State Center Specialty Care State Center | 12.4 | 39 | 2.34 | 3.41 | 40.0% | 5 | None |
| Westbrook Acres Gladbrook | 14.2 | 54 | 2.21 | 3.51 | 32.4% | 2 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Toledo Toledo | 18.4 | 55 | 2.31 | 2.89 | 56.5% | 3 | None |
| Sunny Hill Care Center Tama | 18.9 | 57 | 2.11 | 3.00 | — | 1 | $24,756 |
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.