Traditions Memory Care of Newton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Traditions Memory Care of Newton is a 46-bed for-profit nursing home in Newton, Iowa, part of Accura Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 21.2% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Traditions Memory Care of Newton
2130 West 18th Street SouthNewton, IA 50208
Jasper 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 Traditions Memory Care of Newton, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Iowa average. With about 45 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 8% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.23 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.99 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.76 | 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
21.2% of nursing staff at Traditions Memory Care of Newton left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%.
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 4 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. Traditions Memory Care of Newton holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Traditions Memory Care of Newton
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Accura Healthcare, 41 homes
- Legal name: Careage of Newton LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Traditions Memory Care of Newton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Valley Vista for Nursing and Rehabilitation Newton | 1.6 | 70 | 2.10 | 3.01 | 70.4% | 3 | None |
| Wesley Park Centre Newton | 2.0 | 66 | 2.43 | 4.19 | 35.2% | 4 | $17,345 |
| Newton Village Health Care Center Newton | 2.0 | 24 | 2.92 | 5.01 | 58.8% | 5 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Newton East, LLC Newton · many days without an RN | 2.5 | 54 | 2.12 | 3.14 | 38.2% | 1 | $19,744 |
| Mayflower Home Grinnell | 18.6 | 40 | 3.23 | 4.65 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
| The Cottages Pella | 19.5 | 100 | 2.63 | 4.18 | 50.0% | 1 | $52,060 |
| St Francis Manor Grinnell | 19.6 | 78 | 3.25 | 4.85 | 27.6% | 5 | None |
| Prairie Vista Village Altoona | 20.3 | 46 | 3.14 | 4.47 | 37.3% | 5 | 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.