Prestige Care Center of Fairfield: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Prestige Care Center of Fairfield is a 73-bed for-profit nursing home in Fairfield, Iowa, part of Prestige Care Center. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.39 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 66.2% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Prestige Care Center of Fairfield
400 Highland StreetFairfield, IA 52556
Jefferson 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 Prestige Care Center of Fairfield, nurse aides logged 2.39 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Iowa average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 135 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 2.39 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.20 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 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
66.2% of nursing staff at Prestige Care Center of Fairfield 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%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 29 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $106,751 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | Fine | $59,099 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Fine | $31,803 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Fine | $15,849 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Payment Denial | 37 days from Nov 29, 2023 |
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. Prestige Care Center of Fairfield holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Prestige Care Center of Fairfield
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Prestige Care Center, 3 homes
- Legal name: Sunnybrook Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 2011
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Prestige Care Center of Fairfield
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Parkview Care Center Fairfield · staffing data not validated | 0.6 | 70 | — | — | 29.4% | 1 | None |
| Parkview Home Wayland | 17.9 | 34 | 2.87 | 4.07 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| Country Lane Manor Keosauqua | 18.5 | 60 | 2.19 | 3.22 | 62.1% | 1 | $59,150 |
| Park Place Mount Pleasant | 20.7 | 49 | 3.65 | 5.31 | 51.9% | 4 | None |
| Woodland Health and Rehabilitation Mount Pleasant | 21.3 | 62 | 2.44 | 3.40 | 32.6% | 3 | $33,807 |
| Savannah Heights Mount Pleasant | 22.3 | 50 | 2.18 | 3.85 | 47.4% | 5 | None |
| Halcyon House Washington | 23.9 | 54 | 2.83 | 4.25 | 40.0% | 4 | $51,006 |
| Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa Ottumwa | 24.3 | 60 | 2.71 | 3.81 | 25.4% | 4 | 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.