Grinnell, IA · Poweshiek County
★★★★★CMS 5/578 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.85 /day
- Staff turnover
- 28%
- Serious cites
- 0
St Francis Manor runs on unusually deep staffing for a nursing home, 4.85 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average, and its weekend coverage drops only about 12% from weekdays, which is a smaller dip than many homes show. Staff turnover sits at 27.6% against a national 45.8%, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. The inspection record is thin: two deficiencies total, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, which is worth asking about directly. The most recent inspection was in May 2026. As a nonprofit, there's no owner extracting a margin.
Grinnell, IA · Poweshiek County
★★★★★CMS 5/540 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.65 /day
- Staff turnover
- 41%
- Serious cites
- 0
Mayflower Home runs on 4.65 nurse staffing hours per resident day, well above the national average, and weekends dip only about 10% below its own weekday level, a modest drop, not a staffing cliff. Turnover sits at 40.5%, better than the 45.8% typical elsewhere, and its six deficiencies include nothing at the harm level and nothing abuse-related, with the last inspection in May 2025. The church-affiliated nonprofit has 40 certified beds, so it's small enough that you can ask pointed questions about who covers nights and weekends. The numbers describe steady, well-staffed care without red flags, worth a visit to see whether the day-to-day matches.
Brooklyn, IA · Poweshiek County
★★★★★CMS 5/550 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.48 /day
- Staff turnover
- 26%
- Serious cites
- 0
Brooklyn Community Estates runs a tight ship on inspections, one deficiency on its current record, none involving harm or abuse, and a survey done just this year. Turnover tells a similar story: 25.7% is well under the national average of 45.8%, so the people caring for residents tend to stick around. Where it gives ground is daily staffing hours, which sit about 10% below the national average, and weekends run roughly 11% thinner than weekdays. That combination, steady, experienced staff but fewer of them on the floor, especially Saturdays and Sundays, is the main tradeoff here. For a 50-bed for-profit home, the compliance record is the strong part.
Montezuma, IA · Poweshiek County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/541 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.30 /day
- Staff turnover
- 52%
- Serious cites
- 0
Montezuma Specialty Care runs 41 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its 3.30 nurse staffing hours per resident day sit about 14 percent under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip roughly 7 percent below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover lands at 51.6 percent against a national 45.8, so the people caring for residents here are both fewer in number and changing more often than is typical. The current record shows 13 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, though none rose to harm or jeopardy. Its last inspection was April 23, 2026. Quality and staffing measures each earned four stars from CMS, with inspection at three.