Ames, IA · Story County
★★★★★CMS 5/556 bedsFor-profit
- Nurse hours
- 4.53 /day
- Staff turnover
- 47%
- Serious cites
- 0
Green Hills runs on a strong direct-care workforce: 4.53 nurse hours per resident day is about 17 percent more than the national average, and that shows up in a five-star staffing rating. The catch is consistency, weekend coverage drops roughly 13 percent below weekday levels, and turnover sits at 47.1 percent, slightly worse than the national average, so the faces around your family member may change often. Seven deficiencies on record, none involving harm, jeopardy, or abuse, and a January 2026 inspection is recent enough to trust. Quality measures are the weak spot at two stars, which is worth asking about directly even though the care hours look good on paper.
Evans, GA · Columbia County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/565 bedsFor-profit
- Nurse hours
- 4.45 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
Pavilion at Brandon Wilde runs about 4.45 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly 15% above the national average, and that shows up in a 4-out-of-5 staffing rating. The catch is weekends, when hours drop about 18% below the home's own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 43.6%, a touch better than the 45.8% national figure but still a lot of churn. Inspections are the weak spot: 21 deficiencies on record, including one abuse-related citation, with no harm-level findings. Ownership is for-profit through an LLC, and the last inspection was in April 2026. The people are there; the oversight record is uneven.
Cedar Rapids, IA · Linn County
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/564 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.23 /day
- Staff turnover
- 39%
- Serious cites
- 0
Cottage Grove Place runs a respectable nursing floor on paper: 4.23 nurse hours per resident day sits about 9% above the national average, and staff turnover at 38.6% is meaningfully better than the 45.8% typical elsewhere. The quality measure rating reflects that, and so does staffing. The trouble is the inspection record, 23 deficiencies on file, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy to a resident, and the most recent survey dates to May 2025. Weekend coverage also dips about 8% below weekday levels, so the care you'd see on a Sunday isn't quite what the staffing average implies. Good people, uneven execution on the regulatory side.
Marion, IA · Linn County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/538 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.62 /day
- Staff turnover
- 41%
- Serious cites
- 0
Linn Manor Care Center is a 38-bed nonprofit in Marion, and its staffing record is the strongest part of the picture: 3.62 nurse hours per resident day, a bit under the national average of 3.86, with turnover at 40.5% compared to 45.8% nationally. Weekends run about 11% thinner than weekdays, which is worth asking about if your family visits then. The inspection record is where the concern sits, 17 deficiencies on file, two of them at the harm or jeopardy level and two abuse-related. The last inspection was February 2026. Quality measures land mid-range, and staffing is graded well above average. Small homes can be worth a close look, but read those inspection reports before deciding.
Durham, NC · Durham County
★★★★☆CMS 4/5102 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.32 /day
- Staff turnover
- 43%
- Serious cites
- 0
Croasdaile Village is a nonprofit continuing care community in Durham with 102 certified beds, and its staffing is the strongest card it holds: 5.32 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, roughly a third more hands-on time than most homes. Weekend coverage dips about 8% below its own weekday level, but that's a modest drop, and turnover at 42.7% actually runs slightly under the national rate. The caution is in the inspection record, six deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus two fines totaling $25,275. The most recent inspection was August 2025, so the picture is current. Solid staffing, a recent serious finding worth asking about directly.
San Diego, CA · San Diego County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/599 bedsNon-profit
- Nurse hours
- 4.91 /day
- Staff turnover
- 55%
- Serious cites
- 0
Casa De Las Campanas runs on 4.91 nurse hours per resident day, about 27% above the national average, which is the kind of staffing cushion families often can't find. Weekend coverage dips roughly 8% below its own weekday levels, and turnover sits at 55.3% against a national 45.8%, so the people providing that care change more often than average. The record shows 39 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, and the last inspection was August 2025, so the picture is reasonably current. Its nonprofit ownership and above-average staffing are real strengths; the turnover and that one abuse citation are the things worth asking about directly.
Bartlett, IL · Cook County
★★★★★CMS 5/560 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.85 /day
- Staff turnover
- 35%
- Serious cites
- 0
Hearthwood runs 60 beds in Bartlett under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits right at the national average, 3.85 nurse hours per resident day. That average hides a gap, though: weekends run about 15% leaner than weekdays, so coverage depends on when you visit. Turnover is the genuine bright spot at 35.3%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters for whether aides and nurses actually know your family member. The inspection record is clean where it counts, 10 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, and the last survey was November 2025, so the picture is current. A 5/5 inspection rating with solid quality and staffing marks explains the B without much drama.
Greensboro, NC · Guilford County
★★★★☆CMS 4/560 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.70 /day
- Staff turnover
- 58%
- Serious cites
- 0
Whitestone A Masonic and Eastern Star Community runs 60 certified beds in Greensboro under nonprofit ownership. Nurse staffing sits at 4.70 hours per resident day, roughly 22% above the national average, though weekends run about 18% leaner than weekdays. Annual turnover is 57.9%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so residents see a fair amount of changing faces. The current inspection record shows nine deficiencies, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and one fine of $25,490; the most recent inspection was April 2025. Good weekday coverage and quality scores are real strengths here. The turnover number and those two harm-level findings are what a family should ask about directly.
Tempe, AZ · Maricopa County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5128 bedsNon-profit
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- 47%
- Serious cites
- 0
Friendship Village of Tempe runs 128 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its inspection record looks solid on the surface, 4 out of 5 stars, 21 deficiencies, none of them serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy. But the staffing rating sits at just 1 out of 5, which means nurse coverage here runs thin compared to what CMS expects, and that's the number I'd press on when you visit. The abuse-related deficiencies are worth asking about directly, too, 8 on the current record is not nothing. Staff turnover is 46.6%, basically in line with the 45.8% national average, so retention isn't the standout problem. The last inspection was May 2026, so the record is recent.
Lubbock, TX · Lubbock County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5100 bedsNon-profit
- Nurse hours
- 4.66 /day
- Staff turnover
- 66%
- Serious cites
- 0
Carillon runs a nonprofit shop with 100 beds in Lubbock, and the staffing numbers are genuinely above average, 4.66 nurse hours per resident day against a national 3.86. That's real coverage, though weekends dip about 10% below the home's own weekday level, and turnover sits at 65.8% against a national 45.8%, which means a lot of the people providing that care are new. The inspection record is where things get harder to wave off: 19 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus a $57,321 fine. The most recent inspection was June 2026, so the record is current. Strong daily staffing, shaky consistency, and a citation history worth asking about directly.
Dallas, TX · Dallas County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5195 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.04 /day
- Staff turnover
- 65%
- Serious cites
- 0
Signature Pointe runs 195 beds in Dallas under for-profit LLC ownership, and the nursing hours residents actually receive sit at 4.04 per day, roughly 5% above the national average. That sounds fine until you look at who's delivering those hours: annual turnover hits 64.6% against a national average of 45.8%, and weekends run about 8% thinner than weekdays. The inspection record is where the real concern lives, 32 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $38,436 fine. The most recent inspection was February 2025, so the picture is current. Strong quality measures don't offset a staffing churn problem and that deficiency history.
East Lansing, MI · Ingham County
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/5133 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.49 /day
- Staff turnover
- 66%
- Serious cites
- 0
Burcham Hills runs on more nursing hours than most places, about 4.49 per resident per day against a national average near 3.86, but those hours thin out on weekends and the staff doing them turn over at 65.9% a year, well above the 45.8% norm. The inspection record is where the trouble concentrates: 53 deficiencies, seven serious enough to put residents in harm's way, five tied to abuse, and a $37,557 fine, with the most recent look coming in May 2025. A nonprofit corporation owns the 133-bed building. Strong bedside hours can't outweigh that kind of citation history, especially when the people providing the care keep leaving.
Chapel Hill, NC · Durham County
★★★★☆CMS 4/512 bedsNon-profit
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
The Cedars of Chapel Hill runs just 12 certified beds, so it operates more like a small residential care setting than a typical nursing home, worth knowing, because small homes can be hard to compare against facilities ten times their size. The inspection record looks solid: a 5-star health inspection rating, three deficiencies total, none at the harm level, none related to abuse, and the most recent survey was in April 2025. What pulls the overall picture down is the 1-star quality measure rating, which tracks things like resident outcomes and care processes rather than whether the building passed inspection. Nonprofit ownership under the "Other" category gives you some sense of mission, but it doesn't explain the gap between clean inspections and weak quality scores.