Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center is a 34-bed government-run nursing home in Riceville, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 25.9% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center
915 Woodland AvenueRiceville, IA 50466
Mitchell 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 Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Iowa average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 63 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.48 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 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
25.9% of nursing staff at Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Riceville Community Rest Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 17, 2004
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Colonial Manor of Elma Elma · abuse citation | 9.5 | 40 | 2.46 | 3.56 | 62.2% | 2 | $44,768 |
| Stacyville Community Nursing Home Stacyville | 12.6 | 34 | 3.11 | 4.90 | 56.8% | 3 | $21,986 |
| Faith Lutheran Home Osage | 13.9 | 50 | 2.48 | 4.06 | 56.1% | 4 | None |
| Osage Rehab and Health Care Center Osage | 14.2 | 46 | 1.68 | 3.06 | 56.3% | 1 | $14,433 |
| Good Samaritan - Saint Ansgar Saint Ansgar | 18.0 | 42 | 1.85 | 2.94 | 27.8% | 5 | None |
| Ostrander Care and Rehab Ostrander | 19.0 | 25 | 1.92 | 3.55 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Chautauqua Guest Home #3 Charles City | 21.6 | 57 | 2.89 | 3.98 | 23.8% | 5 | None |
| Chautauqua Guest Home #2 Charles City | 21.8 | 53 | 2.70 | 4.02 | 41.3% | 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.