New London Specialty Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
New London Specialty Care is a 43-bed nonprofit nursing home in New London, Iowa, part of Care Initiatives. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 47.7% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
New London Specialty Care
100 Care Circle StreetNew London, IA 52645
Henry 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 New London Specialty Care, nurse aides logged 1.91 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Iowa average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 84 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.91 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.19 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.82 | 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
47.7% of nursing staff at New London Specialty Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 88.9%. 1 administrator 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 8 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. New London Specialty Care holds 2 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About New London Specialty Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Care Initiatives, 43 homes
- Legal name: Care Initiatives
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1999
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near New London Specialty Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Savannah Heights Mount Pleasant | 7.1 | 50 | 2.18 | 3.85 | 47.4% | 5 | None |
| Woodland Health and Rehabilitation Mount Pleasant | 8.2 | 62 | 2.44 | 3.40 | 32.6% | 3 | $33,807 |
| Park Place Mount Pleasant | 8.6 | 49 | 3.65 | 5.31 | 51.9% | 4 | None |
| Azria Health Prairie Ridge Mediapolis | 13.6 | 62 | 2.33 | 3.50 | 49.2% | 1 | None |
| Sunrise Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Winfield | 14.2 | 46 | 2.75 | 4.14 | 12.1% | 5 | None |
| West Point Care Center Inc West Point | 14.2 | 46 | 2.62 | 3.92 | 53.7% | 5 | $13,627 |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein Center West Burlington | 14.6 | 160 | 2.93 | 4.78 | 23.8% | 2 | $65,094 |
| Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Burlington | 15.1 | 60 | 2.23 | 3.64 | 54.4% | 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.