Lamoni Specialty Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lamoni Specialty Care is a 43-bed nonprofit nursing home in Lamoni, Iowa, part of Care Initiatives. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 32.3% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Lamoni Specialty Care
215 South Oak Street Box CLamoni, IA 50140
Decatur 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 Lamoni Specialty Care, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Iowa average. With about 32 residents a day, that works out to roughly 72 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.08 | 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
32.3% of nursing staff at Lamoni Specialty Care 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%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 19, 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. Lamoni Specialty Care holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Lamoni Specialty Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Care Initiatives, 43 homes
- Legal name: Care Initiatives
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 11, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lamoni Specialty Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Westview Acres Care Center Leon | 13.1 | 46 | 2.21 | 3.62 | 55.8% | 4 | None |
| Mount Ayr Health Care Center Mount Ayr | 16.6 | 46 | 2.38 | 3.68 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Clearview Home Mount Ayr | 17.4 | 82 | 2.32 | 3.25 | 43.8% | 4 | None |
| Pearl's II Eden for Elders Princeton | 23.8 | 60 | 2.35 | 3.64 | 41.5% | 4 | None |
| Crestview Home Bethany | 25.5 | 92 | 2.11 | 2.89 | 57.5% | 1 | $14,498 |
| Worth County Convalescent Center Grant City | 26.5 | 50 | 2.12 | 3.07 | 15.0% | 3 | None |
| Southern Hills Specialty Care Osceola | 30.3 | 90 | 2.18 | 3.38 | 40.4% | 3 | $36,865 |
| Corydon Specialty Care Corydon | 34.2 | 71 | 1.81 | 3.52 | 35.1% | 4 | 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.