Mount Carmel Bluffs: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mount Carmel Bluffs is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Dubuque, Iowa, part of Presbyterian Homes & Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 29.0% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Mount Carmel Bluffs
1160 Carmel DriveDubuque, IA 52003
Dubuque 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 Mount Carmel Bluffs, nurse aides logged 3.04 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Iowa average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 164 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 3.04 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.10 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.18 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.32 | 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
29.0% of nursing staff at Mount Carmel Bluffs left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 7.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Mount Carmel Bluffs holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Mount Carmel Bluffs
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Presbyterian Homes & Services, 21 homes
- Legal name: Bvm-Phs Senior Housing Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 31, 2021
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mount Carmel Bluffs
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Harmony Dubuque Dubuque | 1.6 | 75 | 2.17 | 3.39 | 72.4% | 2 | $19,371 |
| Bethany Home Dubuque | 3.0 | 66 | 3.17 | 4.50 | 32.1% | 5 | None |
| Luther Manor at Hillcrest Dubuque | 3.7 | 103 | 3.45 | 4.49 | 54.3% | 1 | $42,406 |
| Ennoble Nursing and Rehab Dubuque | 3.8 | 85 | 2.28 | 3.60 | 40.0% | 5 | None |
| Dubuque Specialty Care Dubuque | 3.8 | 84 | 1.79 | 2.89 | 57.1% | 2 | $53,372 |
| Sunnycrest Manor Dubuque | 3.9 | 77 | 3.13 | 4.34 | 38.4% | 4 | None |
| Stonehill Care Center Dubuque | 4.0 | 185 | 3.04 | 4.31 | — | 4 | None |
| Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque Asbury | 5.6 | 80 | 2.15 | 3.33 | — | 3 | 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.