Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Primghar, IA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Primghar
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Primghar has a total of 16 active skilled nursing facilities and 921 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Primghar of 856, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.93 persons in Primghar. There were 721 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.28 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Primghar has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Primghar and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.78	0.75 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.18	2.44 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.52	0.59 / 0.88
All Staff	3.48	3.78 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Iowa.

COVID-19 Infections in Primghar Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Primghar there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Primghar

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Primghar Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Primghar, IA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Primghar

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Primghar based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Prairie View Home 610 EASTERN STREET SANBORN, IA	12.00
Prairie Ridge Care Center 1005 7TH STREET NE ORANGE CITY, IA	11.33
Sibley Specialty Care 700 NINTH AVENUE NORTH SIBLEY, IA	14.00
Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC 921 RIVERVIEW DRIVE CHEROKEE, IA	12.67
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home 1301 SAINT LUKE DRIVE SPENCER, IA	36.00
Heartland Care Center 604 EAST FENTON MARCUS, IA	26.67
Happy Siesta Health Care Center 423 ROOSEVELT ST REMSEN, IA	37.00
Country View Manor Inc 100 CEDAR LANE SIBLEY, IA	25.33
Accura Healthcare of Milford 1600 13TH STREET MILFORD, IA	28.67
Cherokee Specialty Care 1011 NORTH ROOSEVELT CHEROKEE, IA	73.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Primghar based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Sanford Senior Care Sheldon 118 NORTH SEVENTH AVENUE SHELDON, IA	162.50
Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center 711 WEST 11TH STREET SPENCER, IA	114.83
Good Samaritan Society - George 324 FIRST AVENUE NORTH GEORGE, IA	48.67
Community Memorial Health Center 231 NORTH EIGHTH AVENUE WEST HARTLEY, IA	153.17
Aspire of Sutherland 506 EAST FOURTH STREET SUTHERLAND, IA	173.83
Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare 725 NORTH SECOND STREET CHEROKEE, IA	68.17
Cherokee Specialty Care 1011 NORTH ROOSEVELT CHEROKEE, IA	73.33
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home 1301 SAINT LUKE DRIVE SPENCER, IA	36.00
Heartland Care Center 604 EAST FENTON MARCUS, IA	26.67
Happy Siesta Health Care Center 423 ROOSEVELT ST REMSEN, IA	37.00

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