West Bend Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
West Bend Health and Rehabilitation is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in West Bend, Iowa, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Iowa average of 2.51.
West Bend Health and Rehabilitation
203 Fourth Street NWWest Bend, IA 50597
Palo Alto 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 West Bend Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Iowa average. With about 43 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 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.94 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.66 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for West Bend Health and Rehabilitation in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. West Bend Health and Rehabilitation holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About West Bend Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Prairie Creek Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 14, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near West Bend Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan - Algona Algona | 12.9 | 72 | 2.00 | 3.06 | 41.8% | 3 | $7,070 |
| Algona Manor Care Center Algona | 14.3 | 46 | 2.64 | 3.62 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Emmetsburg Care Center Emmetsburg | 15.5 | 46 | 2.67 | 3.66 | 56.9% | 1 | $25,695 |
| Lakeside Lutheran Home Emmetsburg | 16.2 | 55 | 3.00 | 4.11 | 37.2% | 3 | None |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg | 16.6 | 22 | 1.57 | 3.07 | 17.6% | 4 | None |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt | 19.0 | 28 | 2.78 | 4.37 | 45.9% | 5 | None |
| Laurens Care Center Laurens | 21.6 | 38 | 3.07 | 4.30 | 42.4% | 4 | None |
| Ruthven Community Care Center Ruthven | 25.8 | 46 | 2.23 | 3.33 | 35.0% | 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.