Meth-Wick Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Meth-Wick Health Center is a 69-bed nonprofit nursing home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.64 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 45% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 40.5% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Meth-Wick Health Center
1625 Brendelwood DriveCedar Rapids, IA 52405
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 Meth-Wick Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.64 hours per resident per day, 45% above the Iowa average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 209 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.64 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.27 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.92 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.40 | 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
40.5% of nursing staff at Meth-Wick Health 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 Jul 17, 2025. 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. Meth-Wick Health Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Meth-Wick Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Meth Wick Community
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Meth-Wick Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| West Ridge Care Center Cedar Rapids | 1.1 | 60 | 2.79 | 4.33 | 33.9% | 5 | None |
| Living Center West Cedar Rapids | 1.9 | 94 | 1.84 | 2.82 | 61.4% | 2 | $72,070 |
| Heritage Specialty Care Cedar Rapids | 2.0 | 171 | 2.47 | 3.53 | 48.9% | 1 | $14,365 |
| St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center Cedar Rapids | 2.6 | 46 | 2.65 | 4.21 | 36.6% | 5 | None |
| Harmony Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids | 2.7 | 96 | 2.50 | 3.70 | 74.0% | 1 | $10,509 |
| Cottage Grove Place Cedar Rapids | 2.9 | 64 | 3.11 | 4.23 | 38.6% | 1 | None |
| Hiawatha Care Center Hiawatha | 3.8 | 109 | 2.74 | 3.98 | 34.5% | 3 | None |
| The Gardens Of Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids | 4.1 | 40 | 2.44 | 4.16 | 40.9% | 4 | $19,383 |
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.