Prairie Ridge Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Prairie Ridge Care Center is a 95-bed government-run nursing home in Orange City, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 34.0% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Prairie Ridge Care Center
1005 7th Street NEOrange City, IA 51041
Sioux 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 Prairie Ridge Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.66 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Iowa average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.66 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.91 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.60 | 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
34.0% of nursing staff at Prairie Ridge 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 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 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 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. Prairie Ridge Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Prairie Ridge Care Center
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Orange City Municipal Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 2004
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Prairie Ridge Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crown Pointe Estates Care Center Sioux Center | 7.1 | 99 | 3.62 | 4.88 | 27.8% | 4 | None |
| Pleasant Acres Care Center Hull | 13.1 | 46 | 1.28 | 3.02 | 31.0% | 3 | None |
| Happy Siesta Health Care Center Remsen | 14.6 | 62 | 2.22 | 3.30 | 52.5% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Lemars Le Mars | 15.6 | 64 | 2.08 | 3.17 | 47.4% | 4 | None |
| Sanford Senior Care Sheldon Sheldon | 15.6 | 70 | 2.15 | 3.43 | 58.9% | 1 | $11,872 |
| Accura Healthcare of Le Mars Le Mars | 16.9 | 46 | 3.08 | 4.51 | 26.1% | 4 | None |
| Hegg Memorial Health Center Rock Valley | 18.0 | 60 | 2.92 | 4.02 | 21.1% | 5 | None |
| Heartland Care Center Marcus | 18.0 | 38 | 1.92 | 4.45 | 35.5% | 5 | 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.