Prairie Vista Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Prairie Vista Village is a 46-bed for-profit nursing home in Altoona, Iowa, part of Pivotal Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 37.3% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Prairie Vista Village
2785 1ST Avenue SAltoona, IA 50009
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 Prairie Vista Village, nurse aides logged 3.14 hours per resident per day, 25% above the Iowa average. With about 43 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.14 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.30 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.47 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.78 | 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
37.3% of nursing staff at Prairie Vista Village left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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 Vista Village holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Prairie Vista Village
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pivotal Health Care, 9 homes
- Legal name: CCRC of Altoona LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 6, 2014
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Prairie Vista Village
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Altoona | 1.0 | 106 | 2.23 | 3.37 | 97.8% | 1 | None |
| Parkridge Specialty Care Pleasant Hill | 2.9 | 90 | 2.23 | 3.27 | 44.9% | 1 | $34,450 |
| Valley View Village Des Moines | 5.5 | 79 | 3.03 | 4.46 | 50.0% | 3 | $9,110 |
| Trinity Center at Luther Park Des Moines | 6.8 | 120 | 2.69 | 3.83 | 26.3% | 1 | $162,205 |
| Azria Health Park Place Des Moines · SFF candidate | 7.5 | 70 | 2.29 | 3.51 | 69.6% | 1 | $36,875 |
| Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines Des Moines | 7.8 | 74 | 2.65 | 3.91 | 35.9% | 3 | None |
| University Park Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Des Moines | 8.4 | 91 | 2.33 | 3.41 | 97.5% | 4 | None |
| Mill-Pond Ankeny | 8.5 | 60 | 3.26 | 4.58 | 37.1% | 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.