Odebolt Specialty Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Odebolt Specialty Care is a 38-bed nonprofit nursing home in Odebolt, Iowa, part of Care Initiatives. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 31.0% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Odebolt Specialty Care
801 South Des Moines StreetOdebolt, IA 51458
Sac 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 Odebolt Specialty Care, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Iowa average. With about 29 residents a day, that works out to roughly 62 aide hours a day, or about 8 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) | 2.18 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 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
31.0% of nursing staff at Odebolt 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 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 1 fine totaling $14,433 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
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. Odebolt Specialty Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Odebolt Specialty Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Care Initiatives, 43 homes
- Legal name: Care Initiatives
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Odebolt Specialty Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Twilight Acres Wall Lake | 7.9 | 39 | 2.44 | 4.07 | 34.5% | 5 | None |
| Park View Rehabilitation Center Sac City | 16.0 | 77 | 2.20 | 3.62 | 53.2% | 1 | None |
| Willow Dale Wellness Village Battle Creek | 18.0 | 40 | 2.68 | 3.93 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Denison Care Center Denison | 19.5 | 46 | 2.16 | 3.63 | 28.6% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Holstein Holstein | 20.1 | 60 | 2.02 | 3.35 | 33.3% | 3 | $99,103 |
| Gracewell, An Eventide Community Denison | 20.7 | 84 | 2.32 | 3.64 | 18.5% | 5 | None |
| Methodist Manor Retirement Community Storm Lake | 23.3 | 93 | 2.75 | 4.26 | 25.7% | 4 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Carroll Carroll | 24.6 | 65 | 1.71 | 2.93 | 44.2% | 1 | 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.