Nora Springs Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Nora Springs Care Center is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Nora Springs, Iowa, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 40.4% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Nora Springs Care Center
907 W CongressNora Springs, IA 50458
Floyd 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 Nora Springs Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Iowa average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 89 aide hours a day, or about 11 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) | 2.03 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.11 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.78 | 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
40.4% of nursing staff at Nora Springs Care 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Nora Springs Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Nora Springs Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
- Legal name: Nora Springs Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1997
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Nora Springs Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center Mason City | 8.3 | 71 | 2.23 | 3.33 | — | 2 | None |
| Good Shepherd Health Center Mason City | 9.0 | 170 | 2.59 | 3.65 | 68.7% | 1 | $87,458 |
| I O O F Home and Community Therapy Center Mason City | 10.1 | 82 | 3.02 | 4.42 | 20.0% | 1 | $8,984 |
| Manly Specialty Care Manly | 13.2 | 44 | 2.38 | 3.60 | 27.0% | 3 | $13,627 |
| Osage Rehab and Health Care Center Osage | 13.7 | 46 | 1.68 | 3.06 | 56.3% | 1 | $14,433 |
| Rockwell Community Nursing Home Rockwell | 13.7 | 40 | 2.39 | 4.38 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Faith Lutheran Home Osage | 13.9 | 50 | 2.48 | 4.06 | 56.1% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Saint Ansgar Saint Ansgar | 17.0 | 42 | 1.85 | 2.94 | 27.8% | 5 | 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.