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B

72/100

Above average

Solon Nursing Care Center

523 E Fifth Street, Solon, IA 52333

CMS 5/5 stars #5 of 7 in Johnson County (319) 624-3492
Certified beds
96
Occupancy
84%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Solon Nursing Care Center

Solon Nursing Care Center sits in Johnson County with 96 certified beds and a for-profit corporate owner. The inspection record is genuinely strong, nine deficiencies on file, just one at the harm level, nothing abuse-related, and a survey as recent as July 2025. Staffing runs slightly under the national average at 3.83 nurse hours per resident day, and weekends dip about 10% below the home's own weekday coverage. Turnover is the real pressure point: 55.3% annually against a 45.8% national figure, which matters more when a building is already lean on hours. Quality measures land at 2 out of 5 stars, a low mark that inspection results alone don't explain.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing22/30Stability5/15Outcomes5/15Enforcement10/10

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

22/30

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

  • →4.95 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.57 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 10% against weekdays

Staff stability

5/15

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

  • →55% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

5/15

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

  • →2 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 day3.83 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.57 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.44 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover55.30%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: July 3, 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 Solon Nursing Care Center

What is the ElderGrade for Solon Nursing Care Center? +

Solon Nursing Care Center holds an ElderGrade of B (72 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". 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 Solon Nursing Care Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.83 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Solon Nursing Care Center 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 Solon Nursing Care Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Solon Nursing Care Center 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.