Ossian Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ossian Care Center is a 46-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ossian, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 40.7% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Ossian Care Center
114 Fisher StreetOssian, IA 52161
Winneshiek 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 Ossian Care Center, nurse aides logged 3.15 hours per resident per day, 25% above the Iowa average. With about 37 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 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.15 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.63 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.81 | 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
40.7% of nursing staff at Ossian 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 Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Ossian Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Ossian Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Ossian Senior Hospice Incorporated
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 9, 2006
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Ossian Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wellington Place Decorah | 10.6 | 56 | 2.30 | 3.47 | 48.1% | 3 | None |
| The Highlands Decorah | 12.3 | 86 | 2.79 | 3.90 | 53.3% | 2 | $93,839 |
| Good Samaritan - West Union West Union | 12.3 | 52 | 2.13 | 3.26 | 60.0% | 3 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Waukon Waukon | 17.0 | 60 | 1.81 | 3.17 | 43.5% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Northgate Care Center Waukon · SFF candidate | 17.1 | 50 | 2.04 | 2.97 | 34.3% | 1 | $87,160 |
| Maple Crest Manor Fayette | 21.2 | 46 | 2.67 | 3.85 | 43.2% | 4 | None |
| Evans Senior Living Community Cresco | 24.0 | 43 | 2.17 | 3.66 | 28.9% | 5 | None |
| Green Lea Senior Living Mabel · many days without an RN | 25.5 | 41 | 1.72 | 2.37 | — | 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.