Parkridge Specialty Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Parkridge Specialty Care is a 90-bed nonprofit nursing home in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, part of Care Initiatives. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.23 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 44.9% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Parkridge Specialty Care
5800 NE 12TH AvenuePleasant Hill, IA 50327
Polk 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 Parkridge Specialty Care, nurse aides logged 2.23 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Iowa average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 190 aide hours a day, or about 24 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) | 2.23 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.93 | 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
44.9% of nursing staff at Parkridge 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 30.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $34,450 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2023 | Fine | $34,450 |
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. Parkridge Specialty Care holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Parkridge Specialty Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Care Initiatives, 43 homes
- Legal name: Care Initiatives
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Parkridge Specialty Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Prairie Vista Village Altoona | 2.9 | 46 | 3.14 | 4.47 | 37.3% | 5 | None |
| Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Altoona | 3.6 | 106 | 2.23 | 3.37 | 97.8% | 1 | None |
| Valley View Village Des Moines | 3.9 | 79 | 3.03 | 4.46 | 50.0% | 3 | $9,110 |
| Trinity Center at Luther Park Des Moines | 5.4 | 120 | 2.69 | 3.83 | 26.3% | 1 | $162,205 |
| Azria Health Park Place Des Moines · SFF candidate | 6.0 | 70 | 2.29 | 3.51 | 69.6% | 1 | $36,875 |
| Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines Des Moines | 6.0 | 74 | 2.65 | 3.91 | 35.9% | 3 | None |
| University Park Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Des Moines | 6.5 | 91 | 2.33 | 3.41 | 97.5% | 4 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Carlisle Carlisle | 7.3 | 80 | 2.17 | 3.11 | 52.1% | 1 | $37,177 |
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.