The Suites at Western Home Communities: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Suites at Western Home Communities is a 72-bed nonprofit nursing home in Cedar Falls, Iowa, part of Western Home Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 43.6% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
The Suites at Western Home Communities
5301 Caraway LaneCedar Falls, IA 50613
Black Hawk 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 Suites at Western Home Communities, nurse aides logged 3.10 hours per resident per day, 24% above the Iowa average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.10 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.74 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.56 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.34 | 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
43.6% of nursing staff at The Suites at Western Home Communities left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 26, 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. The Suites at Western Home Communities holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About The Suites at Western Home Communities
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Western Home Communities, 6 homes
- Legal name: Martin Health Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 21, 2018
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Suites at Western Home Communities
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pinnacle Specialty Care Cedar Falls | 0.3 | 100 | 2.15 | 3.31 | 27.4% | 2 | $8,362 |
| Newaldaya Lifescapes Cedar Falls | 1.7 | 112 | 3.13 | 4.52 | 41.6% | 2 | $132,074 |
| Martin Health Center, INC Cedar Falls | 2.7 | 50 | 2.97 | 4.21 | 39.7% | 5 | None |
| Cedar Falls Health Care Center Cedar Falls | 3.2 | 70 | 1.87 | 2.72 | 43.8% | 2 | None |
| Harmony House Health Care Center Waterloo · SFF candidate | 3.5 | 65 | 2.73 | 3.84 | 61.5% | 1 | $48,825 |
| Harmony Waterloo Waterloo · abuse citation | 4.3 | 88 | 2.04 | 3.24 | 48.8% | 1 | $95,440 |
| Friendship Village Retirement Waterloo | 4.8 | 72 | 3.09 | 4.78 | 28.3% | 5 | None |
| Ravenwood Specialty Care Waterloo | 5.2 | 176 | 2.17 | 3.35 | 30.2% | 1 | 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.