Oakwood Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oakwood Care Center is a 76-bed for-profit nursing home in Clear Lake, Iowa, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.38 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 40.3% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Oakwood Care Center
400 Highway 18 WestClear Lake, IA 50428
Cerro Gordo 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 Oakwood Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.38 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Iowa average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 151 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.38 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.42 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
40.3% of nursing staff at Oakwood 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 37.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 31, 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. Oakwood Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Oakwood Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
- Legal name: Clear Lake Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1997
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Oakwood Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| I O O F Home and Community Therapy Center Mason City | 8.9 | 82 | 3.02 | 4.42 | 20.0% | 1 | $8,984 |
| Good Shepherd Health Center Mason City | 10.0 | 170 | 2.59 | 3.65 | 68.7% | 1 | $87,458 |
| Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center Mason City | 10.6 | 71 | 2.23 | 3.33 | — | 2 | None |
| Concord Care Center Garner | 11.5 | 46 | 2.35 | 3.50 | 53.2% | 5 | None |
| Manly Specialty Care Manly | 13.9 | 44 | 2.38 | 3.60 | 27.0% | 3 | $13,627 |
| Good Samaritan - Forest City Forest City | 14.9 | 43 | 2.12 | 3.49 | 31.0% | 4 | $25,945 |
| Rockwell Community Nursing Home Rockwell | 15.0 | 40 | 2.39 | 4.38 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Nora Springs Care Center Nora Springs | 19.0 | 50 | 2.03 | 3.11 | 40.4% | 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.