Wesley Park Centre: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wesley Park Centre is a 66-bed nonprofit nursing home in Newton, Iowa, part of Wesleylife. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 35.2% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Wesley Park Centre
500 First Street NorthNewton, 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 Wesley Park Centre, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Iowa average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 148 aide hours a day, or about 18 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) | 2.43 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.19 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.74 | 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
35.2% of nursing staff at Wesley Park Centre left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 29.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 28, 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 1 fine totaling $17,345 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
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. Wesley Park Centre holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Wesley Park Centre
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wesleylife, 10 homes
- Legal name: Wesley Retirement Services Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 12, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wesley Park Centre
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Newton Village Health Care Center Newton | 0.0 | 24 | 2.92 | 5.01 | 58.8% | 5 | None |
| Valley Vista for Nursing and Rehabilitation Newton | 0.7 | 70 | 2.10 | 3.01 | 70.4% | 3 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Newton East, LLC Newton · many days without an RN | 1.4 | 54 | 2.12 | 3.14 | 38.2% | 1 | $19,744 |
| Traditions Memory Care of Newton Newton · many days without an RN | 2.0 | 46 | 2.03 | 2.99 | 21.2% | 3 | None |
| Mayflower Home Grinnell | 17.2 | 40 | 3.23 | 4.65 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
| St Francis Manor Grinnell | 18.2 | 78 | 3.25 | 4.85 | 27.6% | 5 | None |
| The Cottages Pella | 20.5 | 100 | 2.63 | 4.18 | 50.0% | 1 | $52,060 |
| Prairie Vista Village Altoona | 21.7 | 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.