St Francis Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St Francis Manor is a 78-bed nonprofit nursing home in Grinnell, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 29% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 27.6% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
St Francis Manor
2021 Fourth AvenueGrinnell, IA 50112
Poweshiek 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 St Francis Manor, nurse aides logged 3.25 hours per resident per day, 29% above the Iowa average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 191 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.25 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.17 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.85 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.29 | 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
27.6% of nursing staff at St Francis Manor left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. St Francis Manor holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About St Francis Manor
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: St Francis Manor Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 2003
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near St Francis Manor
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mayflower Home Grinnell | 1.0 | 40 | 3.23 | 4.65 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
| Brooklyn Community Estates Brooklyn | 13.6 | 50 | 2.58 | 3.48 | 25.7% | 5 | None |
| Montezuma Specialty Care Montezuma | 14.1 | 41 | 2.21 | 3.30 | 51.6% | 3 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Newton East, LLC Newton · many days without an RN | 17.1 | 54 | 2.12 | 3.14 | 38.2% | 1 | $19,744 |
| Sunny Hill Care Center Tama | 17.3 | 57 | 2.11 | 3.00 | — | 1 | $24,756 |
| Accura Healthcare of Toledo Toledo | 17.9 | 55 | 2.31 | 2.89 | 56.5% | 3 | None |
| Newton Village Health Care Center Newton | 18.2 | 24 | 2.92 | 5.01 | 58.8% | 5 | None |
| Wesley Park Centre Newton | 18.2 | 66 | 2.43 | 4.19 | 35.2% | 4 | $17,345 |
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.