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85.5/100

Excellent

Rockwell Community Nursing Home

707 Elm Street, Rockwell, IA 50469

CMS 5/5 stars #1 of 5 in Cerro Gordo County (641) 822-3203
Certified beds
40
Occupancy
52%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Rockwell Community Nursing Home

Rockwell Community Nursing Home runs on 4.38 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 13 percent more than the national average of 3.86, and that strength shows up in its five-star staffing rating. Weekend coverage slips about 15 percent below the home's own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays and Sundays. One deficiency sits on the current record with nothing at the harm level and no abuse findings, following an inspection in September 2025, and staff turnover of 47.1 percent edges just past the 45.8 percent national figure, worth asking about, since consistency matters as much as raw hours.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing27.5/30Stability9/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

27.5/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.53 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.94 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →47% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.38 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.94 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.72 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover47.10%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: September 4, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Rockwell Community Nursing Home

What is the ElderGrade for Rockwell Community Nursing Home? +

Rockwell Community Nursing Home holds an ElderGrade of A (85.5 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Rockwell Community Nursing Home? +

Residents receive an average of 4.38 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Rockwell Community Nursing Home been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Rockwell Community Nursing Home accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Rockwell Community Nursing Home is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.