Savannah Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Savannah Heights is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Savannah Heights
601 S Prairie StreetMount Pleasant, IA 52641
Henry 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 Savannah Heights, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Iowa average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 68 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.85 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 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
47.4% of nursing staff at Savannah Heights left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Savannah Heights holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Savannah Heights
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Pleasant Manor Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 3, 2009
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Savannah Heights
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Woodland Health and Rehabilitation Mount Pleasant | 1.2 | 62 | 2.44 | 3.40 | 32.6% | 3 | $33,807 |
| Park Place Mount Pleasant | 1.6 | 49 | 3.65 | 5.31 | 51.9% | 4 | None |
| New London Specialty Care New London | 7.1 | 43 | 1.91 | 3.19 | 47.7% | 2 | None |
| Sunrise Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Winfield | 12.1 | 46 | 2.75 | 4.14 | 12.1% | 5 | None |
| Parkview Home Wayland | 14.7 | 34 | 2.87 | 4.07 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| West Point Care Center Inc West Point | 17.1 | 46 | 2.62 | 3.92 | 53.7% | 5 | $13,627 |
| Azria Health Prairie Ridge Mediapolis | 19.2 | 62 | 2.33 | 3.50 | 49.2% | 1 | None |
| Wapello Specialty Care Wapello | 19.6 | 49 | 2.23 | 3.41 | 37.2% | 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.