Lantern Park Specialty Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lantern Park Specialty Care is a 90-bed nonprofit nursing home in Coralville, Iowa, part of Care Initiatives. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average of 2.51, and 59.4% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Lantern Park Specialty Care
2200 Oakdale RoadCoralville, IA 52241
Johnson 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 Lantern Park Specialty Care, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 212 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.52 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.31 | 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
59.4% of nursing staff at Lantern Park 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 90.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $62,595 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2024 | Fine | $62,595 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Payment Denial | 14 days from Oct 17, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lantern Park Specialty Care holds 2 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Lantern Park Specialty Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Care Initiatives, 43 homes
- Legal name: Care Initiatives
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 15, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lantern Park Specialty Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Windmill Manor Coralville | 1.4 | 120 | 3.08 | 4.03 | 31.1% | 1 | $11,213 |
| Oaknoll Retirement Residence Iowa City | 4.2 | 70 | 3.90 | 5.28 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Briarwood Healthcare Center Iowa City | 4.3 | 62 | 2.76 | 3.88 | 43.8% | 5 | None |
| Iowa City Rehab & Health Care Iowa City · staffing data not validated | 6.3 | 89 | — | — | 50.0% | 1 | None |
| Solon Nursing Care Center Solon | 8.6 | 96 | 2.54 | 3.83 | 55.3% | 5 | None |
| Crestview Specialty Care West Branch | 12.8 | 65 | 2.29 | 3.67 | 62.7% | 1 | $216,061 |
| Pleasantview Home Kalona | 16.0 | 66 | 3.05 | 4.26 | 46.0% | 3 | None |
| Colonial Manor of Amana Amana | 16.8 | 50 | 2.31 | 3.43 | 34.8% | 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.