Living Center West: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Living Center West is a 94-bed nonprofit nursing home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 27% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 61.4% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Living Center West
1050 4th Avenue SECedar Rapids, IA 52403
Linn 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 Living Center West, nurse aides logged 1.84 hours per resident per day, 27% below the Iowa average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.84 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.82 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.46 | 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
61.4% of nursing staff at Living Center West left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 61.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $72,070 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 | Fine | $54,081 |
| May 8, 2024 | Payment Denial | 65 days from May 28, 2024 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Fine | $17,989 |
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. Living Center West holds 2 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Living Center West
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: STL Care Company
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Living Center West
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Harmony Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids | 1.2 | 96 | 2.50 | 3.70 | 74.0% | 1 | $10,509 |
| Cottage Grove Place Cedar Rapids | 1.4 | 64 | 3.11 | 4.23 | 38.6% | 1 | None |
| Meth-Wick Health Center Cedar Rapids | 1.9 | 69 | 3.64 | 4.92 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
| St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center Cedar Rapids | 2.8 | 46 | 2.65 | 4.21 | 36.6% | 5 | None |
| West Ridge Care Center Cedar Rapids | 2.9 | 60 | 2.79 | 4.33 | 33.9% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Specialty Care Cedar Rapids | 3.5 | 171 | 2.47 | 3.53 | 48.9% | 1 | $14,365 |
| Linn Manor Care Center Marion | 3.8 | 38 | 2.54 | 3.62 | 40.5% | 2 | None |
| Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Cedar Rapids | 4.2 | 130 | 2.18 | 3.14 | 56.8% | 1 | $38,787 |
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.