Lake Mills, IA · Winnebago County
★★★★☆CMS 4/561 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.62 /day
- Staff turnover
- 25%
- Serious cites
- 0
Lake Mills Care Center runs 61 certified beds under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.62 hours per resident day, roughly 6% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Turnover is the bright spot: 25% annually against a national 45.8%, meaning aides and nurses here tend to stay. The inspection record shows six deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with nothing abuse-related; the last survey was April 2026. Quality measures score well, but staffing and health inspection results both land mid-range, which is what holds this home back from the top tier.
Buffalo Center, IA · Winnebago County
★★★★★CMS 5/542 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.09 /day
- Staff turnover
- 36%
- Serious cites
- 0
Timely Mission Nursing Home runs on a leaner staffing budget than most Iowa homes, 3.09 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 16% below its own weekday coverage. That's worth asking about directly, especially if your family member needs help at predictable times. The tradeoff is a clean inspection record: zero deficiencies at the harm level, nothing abuse-related, and a survey completed just months ago. Staff turnover sits at 36%, better than the national 45.8%, which suggests people tend to stay. The nonprofit ownership and 42-bed size mean a small, stable operation, fewer moving parts, but also fewer nurses on the floor at any given hour.
Forest City, IA · Winnebago County
★★★★☆CMS 4/543 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.49 /day
- Staff turnover
- 31%
- Serious cites
- 0
Good Samaritan - Forest City runs on a church-affiliated nonprofit model with 43 beds, and its staff tends to stay: turnover is 31%, well under the 45.8% national average. That stability matters in a small home. But daily nurse coverage sits at 3.49 hours per resident, about 10% under the national 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 9% below its own weekday staffing, so the hours thin out exactly when families tend to visit.
The inspection record shows 9 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 1 abuse-related, with $25,945 in fines across 2 penalties. The most recent inspection was August 2025. Quality measure scores come in at 2 out of 5 stars. Ask about the abuse-related citation and what changed since.