Wapello Specialty Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wapello Specialty Care is a 49-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wapello, Iowa, part of Care Initiatives. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.23 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 37.2% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Wapello Specialty Care
601 Highway 61 SouthWapello, IA 52653
Louisa 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 Wapello Specialty Care, nurse aides logged 2.23 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Iowa average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.23 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.08 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.10 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.41 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
37.2% of nursing staff at Wapello Specialty Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 20, 2025. 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 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2023 | Payment Denial | 35 days from Oct 25, 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. Wapello Specialty Care holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Wapello Specialty Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Care Initiatives, 43 homes
- Legal name: Care Initiatives
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 3, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wapello Specialty Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Azria Health Prairie Ridge Mediapolis | 4.9 | 62 | 2.33 | 3.50 | 49.2% | 1 | None |
| Sunrise Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Winfield | 14.2 | 46 | 2.75 | 4.14 | 12.1% | 5 | None |
| New London Specialty Care New London | 15.4 | 43 | 1.91 | 3.19 | 47.7% | 2 | None |
| Colonial Manors of Columbus Community Columbus Junction | 16.8 | 39 | 2.40 | 3.46 | 21.2% | 4 | None |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical - Klein Center West Burlington | 18.4 | 160 | 2.93 | 4.78 | 23.8% | 2 | $65,094 |
| Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Burlington | 19.1 | 60 | 2.23 | 3.64 | 54.4% | 3 | None |
| Savannah Heights Mount Pleasant | 19.6 | 50 | 2.18 | 3.85 | 47.4% | 5 | None |
| Woodland Health and Rehabilitation Mount Pleasant | 20.1 | 62 | 2.44 | 3.40 | 32.6% | 3 | $33,807 |
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.