Lenox Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lenox Care Center is a 36-bed for-profit nursing home in Lenox, Iowa, part of Arboreta Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.83 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 31.6% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Lenox Care Center
111 East Van BurenLenox, IA 50851
Taylor 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 Lenox Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.83 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Iowa average. With about 25 residents a day, that works out to roughly 71 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.83 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.30 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.63 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.88 | 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
31.6% of nursing staff at Lenox 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 20.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 24, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Lenox Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Lenox Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Arboreta Healthcare, 2 homes
- Legal name: Premier Estates 507, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lenox Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Corning Specialty Care Corning | 12.0 | 40 | 2.03 | 3.43 | 43.5% | 4 | None |
| Creston Specialty Care Creston | 15.5 | 74 | 1.75 | 3.26 | 48.1% | 2 | $19,663 |
| Accura Healthcare of Creston Creston | 16.2 | 31 | 2.33 | 3.80 | 68.4% | 2 | $16,801 |
| Bedford Specialty Care Bedford | 17.2 | 39 | 2.34 | 3.72 | 27.6% | 4 | None |
| Clearview Home Mount Ayr | 20.2 | 82 | 2.32 | 3.25 | 43.8% | 4 | None |
| Mount Ayr Health Care Center Mount Ayr | 21.0 | 46 | 2.38 | 3.68 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Villisca Villisca | 22.4 | 46 | 1.95 | 3.43 | 32.4% | 3 | None |
| Azria Health Clarinda Clarinda | 27.7 | 70 | 2.23 | 3.66 | 32.8% | 2 | $16,448 |
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.