Solon Nursing Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Solon Nursing Care Center is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Solon, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average of 2.51, and 55.3% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Solon Nursing Care Center
523 E Fifth StreetSolon, IA 52333
Johnson 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 Solon Nursing Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 205 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.83 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.44 | 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
55.3% of nursing staff at Solon Nursing Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Solon Nursing Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Solon Nursing Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Solon Nursing Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Solon Nursing Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lantern Park Specialty Care Coralville | 8.6 | 90 | 2.48 | 3.52 | 59.4% | 2 | $62,595 |
| Hallmark Care Center Mount Vernon | 8.6 | 55 | 2.62 | 3.73 | — | 2 | None |
| Iowa City Rehab & Health Care Iowa City · staffing data not validated | 9.2 | 89 | — | — | 50.0% | 1 | None |
| Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon Lisbon | 9.8 | 64 | 2.40 | 3.53 | 49.3% | 4 | None |
| Windmill Manor Coralville | 9.8 | 120 | 3.08 | 4.03 | 31.1% | 1 | $11,213 |
| Briarwood Healthcare Center Iowa City | 10.7 | 62 | 2.76 | 3.88 | 43.8% | 5 | None |
| Oaknoll Retirement Residence Iowa City | 11.0 | 70 | 3.90 | 5.28 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Crestview Specialty Care West Branch | 11.4 | 65 | 2.29 | 3.67 | 62.7% | 1 | $216,061 |
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.