The New Homestead Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The New Homestead Care Center is a 58-bed nonprofit nursing home in Guthrie Center, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 56.3% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
The New Homestead Care Center
2306 State StreetGuthrie Center, IA 50115
Guthrie 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 The New Homestead Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.58 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Iowa average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 121 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.58 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.42 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.47 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.16 | 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
56.3% of nursing staff at The New Homestead 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. The New Homestead Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About The New Homestead Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: TNH Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The New Homestead Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Panora Specialty Care Panora | 6.8 | 46 | 1.61 | 2.90 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Community Care Center Stuart | 15.2 | 65 | 2.42 | 3.48 | 20.4% | 5 | None |
| Thomas Rest Haven Coon Rapids | 16.4 | 57 | 3.25 | 4.71 | 46.5% | 2 | $11,190 |
| Exira Care Center Exira | 21.4 | 60 | 2.42 | 3.74 | 50.0% | 2 | $22,880 |
| Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center Anita · SFF candidate | 22.4 | 41 | 2.07 | 3.60 | 73.3% | 1 | $51,773 |
| Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson Jefferson | 23.0 | 46 | 1.97 | 3.04 | 97.5% | 4 | None |
| Friendship Home Association Audubon | 23.0 | 46 | 2.66 | 3.92 | 60.5% | 4 | $11,536 |
| Perry Lutheran Home Perry | 23.0 | 70 | 2.74 | 3.86 | 49.3% | 1 | $16,351 |
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.