Laurens Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Laurens Care Center is a 38-bed nonprofit nursing home in Laurens, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 42.4% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Laurens Care Center
304 East Veterans RoadLaurens, IA 50554
Pocahontas 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 Laurens Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.07 hours per resident per day, 22% above the Iowa average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 86 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.07 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.21 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.30 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
42.4% of nursing staff at Laurens Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators 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 6 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. Laurens Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Laurens Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Laurens Senior Pioneers Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Laurens Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fonda Specialty Care Fonda | 17.8 | 46 | 2.42 | 3.33 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| Emmetsburg Care Center Emmetsburg | 19.7 | 46 | 2.67 | 3.66 | 56.9% | 1 | $25,695 |
| Ruthven Community Care Center Ruthven | 20.1 | 46 | 2.23 | 3.33 | 35.0% | 4 | None |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg | 20.6 | 22 | 1.57 | 3.07 | 17.6% | 4 | None |
| Lakeside Lutheran Home Emmetsburg | 20.7 | 55 | 3.00 | 4.11 | 37.2% | 3 | None |
| West Bend Health and Rehabilitation West Bend | 21.6 | 45 | 2.09 | 2.94 | — | 4 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Pomeroy, LLC Pomeroy | 22.3 | 30 | 2.76 | 4.39 | 45.2% | 3 | None |
| Methodist Manor Retirement Community Storm Lake | 23.3 | 93 | 2.75 | 4.26 | 25.7% | 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.