Methodist Manor Retirement Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Methodist Manor Retirement Community is a 93-bed nonprofit nursing home in Storm Lake, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 25.7% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Methodist Manor Retirement Community
1206 West Fourth StreetStorm Lake, IA 50588
Buena Vista 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 Methodist Manor Retirement Community, nurse aides logged 2.75 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Iowa average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 238 aide hours a day, or about 30 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) | 2.75 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.26 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.02 | 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
25.7% of nursing staff at Methodist Manor Retirement Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 26.3%. 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 3 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2024 | Payment Denial | 7 days from Jun 6, 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. Methodist Manor Retirement Community holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Methodist Manor Retirement Community
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1997
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Methodist Manor Retirement Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Accura Healthcare of Aurelia, LLC Aurelia | 12.4 | 41 | 2.65 | 3.79 | 37.8% | 3 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC Cherokee | 18.1 | 44 | 2.28 | 3.69 | 42.9% | 3 | $8,021 |
| Cherokee Specialty Care Cherokee | 18.6 | 62 | 2.63 | 3.67 | 41.3% | 3 | None |
| Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cherokee | 18.8 | 44 | 1.90 | 3.15 | 59.3% | 2 | None |
| Fonda Specialty Care Fonda | 19.4 | 46 | 2.42 | 3.33 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| Park View Rehabilitation Center Sac City | 19.7 | 77 | 2.20 | 3.62 | 53.2% | 1 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Holstein Holstein | 20.0 | 60 | 2.02 | 3.35 | 33.3% | 3 | $99,103 |
| Laurens Care Center Laurens | 23.3 | 38 | 3.07 | 4.30 | 42.4% | 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.