Kanawha Community Home, INC.: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kanawha Community Home, INC. is a 26-bed for-profit nursing home in Kanawha, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average of 2.51, and 38.5% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Kanawha Community Home, INC.
130 West Sixth StreetKanawha, IA 50447
Hancock 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 Kanawha Community Home, INC., nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average. With about 17 residents a day, that works out to roughly 42 aide hours a day, or about 5 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.47 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.52 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.16 | 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
38.5% of nursing staff at Kanawha Community Home, INC. left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% 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 Sep 11, 2025. 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. Kanawha Community Home, INC. holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Kanawha Community Home, INC.
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Kanawha Community Home, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Kanawha Community Home, INC.
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Westview Care Center Britt | 10.7 | 67 | 2.38 | 3.56 | 34.4% | 5 | None |
| Rehabilitation Center of Belmond Belmond | 11.3 | 44 | 2.19 | 3.37 | 47.2% | 5 | None |
| Concord Care Center Garner | 14.1 | 46 | 2.35 | 3.50 | 53.2% | 5 | None |
| Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center Clarion | 15.4 | 76 | 1.86 | 2.83 | 44.9% | 1 | $24,174 |
| Rotary Senior Living Eagle Grove | 19.9 | 46 | 2.45 | 3.70 | 56.8% | 3 | $65,036 |
| Algona Manor Care Center Algona | 22.8 | 46 | 2.64 | 3.62 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Forest City Forest City | 23.4 | 43 | 2.12 | 3.49 | 31.0% | 4 | $25,945 |
| Titonka Care Center Titonka | 24.1 | 26 | 2.53 | 4.15 | 25.0% | 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.