Stone Cottage Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Stone Cottage Care Center is a 41-bed for-profit nursing home in Sigourney, Iowa, part of Cedar View Holdings. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 53.8% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Stone Cottage Care Center
900 South Stone StreetSigourney, IA 52591
Keokuk 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 Stone Cottage Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Iowa average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 90 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.57 | 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
53.8% of nursing staff at Stone Cottage Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $18,682 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | Payment Denial | 29 days from Dec 5, 2025 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $18,682 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Payment Denial | 112 days from Oct 31, 2023 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Stone Cottage Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Stone Cottage Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Cedar View Holdings, 9 homes
- Legal name: Stone Cottage Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Stone Cottage Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Manor House Care Center Sigourney | 0.2 | 55 | 2.44 | 3.63 | — | 2 | None |
| Harvest Acres Nursing and Rehab Keota | 13.8 | 35 | 2.26 | 3.47 | 70.4% | 1 | $136,500 |
| English Valley Nursing Care Center North English | 14.8 | 44 | 2.01 | 3.12 | — | 5 | None |
| Parkview Manor Wellman · abuse citation | 21.9 | 62 | 2.06 | 2.80 | — | 1 | $93,473 |
| Northern Mahaska Specialty Care Oskaloosa | 22.6 | 79 | 2.07 | 3.20 | 31.3% | 2 | $39,033 |
| Crystal Heights Care Center Oskaloosa | 23.6 | 72 | 2.25 | 3.07 | 63.5% | 2 | $10,489 |
| Oskaloosa Care Center Oskaloosa | 23.8 | 83 | 2.56 | 3.66 | 62.6% | 1 | $45,354 |
| Accura Healthcare of Ottumwa Ottumwa | 23.9 | 60 | 2.71 | 3.81 | 25.4% | 4 | 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.