Oelwein Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oelwein Health Care Center is a 61-bed for-profit nursing home in Oelwein, Iowa, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.26 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 32.5% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Oelwein Health Care Center
600 Seventh Street SEOelwein, IA 50662
Fayette 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 Oelwein Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.26 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Iowa average. With about 51 residents a day, that works out to roughly 115 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 2.26 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.07 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.77 | 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
32.5% of nursing staff at Oelwein Health 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Oelwein Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Oelwein Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
- Legal name: Oelwein Seventh Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 11, 1997
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Oelwein Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grandview Healthcare Center Oelwein | 0.2 | 72 | 3.06 | 4.15 | 27.0% | 4 | None |
| Maple Crest Manor Fayette | 12.8 | 46 | 2.67 | 3.85 | 43.2% | 4 | None |
| Rehabilitation Centers of Independence West Campus Independence | 13.8 | 70 | 2.11 | 3.18 | 60.4% | 3 | $22,740 |
| Buchanan County Health Center Independence | 14.0 | 39 | 2.62 | 4.19 | 26.3% | 5 | $4,011 |
| Hillcrest Home Sumner | 16.1 | 61 | 3.30 | 4.43 | 28.6% | 4 | None |
| Strawberry Point Lutheran Home Strawberry Point | 18.9 | 16 | 3.22 | 5.13 | 56.0% | 4 | None |
| Tripoli Nursing & Rehab Tripoli | 20.4 | 28 | 3.65 | 5.48 | 52.2% | 2 | None |
| Good Samaritan - West Union West Union | 21.4 | 52 | 2.13 | 3.26 | 60.0% | 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.