Simpson Memorial Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Simpson Memorial Home is a 55-bed nonprofit nursing home in West Liberty, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Simpson Memorial Home
1000 North Miller StreetWest Liberty, IA 52776
Muscatine 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 Simpson Memorial Home, nurse aides logged 3.08 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Iowa average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 103 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.08 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.39 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.65 | 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
40.0% of nursing staff at Simpson Memorial Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. 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. Simpson Memorial Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Simpson Memorial Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Simpson Memorial Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 2000
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Simpson Memorial Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crestview Specialty Care West Branch | 8.2 | 65 | 2.29 | 3.67 | 62.7% | 1 | $216,061 |
| Lone Tree Health Care Center Inc Lone Tree | 10.7 | 44 | 3.22 | 4.45 | 32.4% | 5 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Muscatine Muscatine | 12.8 | 100 | 1.79 | 2.86 | 34.7% | 2 | None |
| Wilton Retirement Community Wilton | 12.9 | 34 | 4.21 | 5.36 | 28.3% | 5 | None |
| Iowa City Rehab & Health Care Iowa City · staffing data not validated | 13.1 | 89 | — | — | 50.0% | 1 | None |
| Lutheran Living Senior Campus Muscatine | 13.9 | 155 | 2.36 | 3.85 | 42.9% | 1 | $253,886 |
| Cedar Manor Nursing Home Tipton | 15.4 | 54 | 2.91 | 4.16 | 43.6% | 3 | $32,289 |
| Briarwood Healthcare Center Iowa City | 15.8 | 62 | 2.76 | 3.88 | 43.8% | 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.