Walnut Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Walnut Ridge is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Clive, Iowa, part of Presbyterian Homes & Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 51% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 24.4% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Walnut Ridge
1703 Campus DriveClive, IA 50325
Dallas 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 Walnut Ridge, nurse aides logged 3.80 hours per resident per day, 51% above the Iowa average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 173 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.80 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.13 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.96 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.89 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.49 | 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
24.4% of nursing staff at Walnut Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 9, 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. Walnut Ridge holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Walnut Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Presbyterian Homes & Services, 21 homes
- Legal name: PHS Walnut Ridge LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 9, 2021
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Walnut Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Deerfield Health Care Center Urbandale | 1.8 | 30 | 3.02 | 5.31 | 25.8% | 5 | None |
| Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center West Des Moines · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 2.8 | 140 | 2.72 | 3.84 | 56.9% | — | $478,835 |
| Karen Acres Care Center Urbandale | 2.9 | 35 | 2.20 | 3.27 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Urbandale · SFF candidate | 3.3 | 115 | 2.49 | 3.63 | 66.7% | 1 | $434,825 |
| Arbor Springs of West Des Moines L L C West Des Moines · many days without an RN | 3.5 | 56 | 4.36 | 5.38 | 96.8% | 1 | None |
| Cedar Ridge Village West Des Moines | 4.1 | 40 | 2.53 | 4.13 | 56.5% | 3 | None |
| Harmony West Des Moines West Des Moines | 4.4 | 113 | 2.28 | 3.59 | 58.9% | 1 | None |
| Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community West Des Moines | 4.7 | 40 | 2.57 | 4.70 | 44.0% | 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.