8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Des Moines, IA
4-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $4,233 in total fines with 8 recent health deficiencies with 4 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
4210 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA
(515) 277-6141
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
5 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
59
Certified beds
Average residents
52
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2003-04-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.97
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.01
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.57 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.81
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.53 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.80
All reported nurse hours · state 3.83 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.99
RN + LPN hours · state 1.30 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.92
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.35 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.63
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.50 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.10
Reported PT staffing · state 0.04 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.07
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
5.27
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.25
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
0%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
32%
Annual nurse turnover · state 44% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
1,334
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
57.48
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0127
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
2.59
Baseline 18.57% · Performance 20.23% · Measure score 2.59 · Achievement 2.59 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
4
Baseline 5.50% · Performance 6.64% · Measure score 4 · Achievement 4 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
7.66
Performance 32.35% · Measure score 7.66 · Achievement 7.66 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
Adjusted total nurse staffing
8.74
Baseline 5.37 hours · Performance 5.56 hours · Measure score 8.74 · Achievement 8.74 · Improvement 4.19
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 12.3% |
10.72%
1.6 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 110 · Observed rate 13.64% · Lower 95% interval 8.9% |
| Discharge to community | 57.61% |
50.57%
7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 92 · Observed rate 53.26% · Lower 95% interval 49.43% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.76 |
1.02
0.3 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 85.42% |
95.27%
9.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 82 · Denominator 96 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 96 |
| Discharge self-care score | 32.94% |
53.69%
20.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 28 · Denominator 85 |
| Discharge mobility score | 34.12% |
50.94%
16.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 29 · Denominator 85 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 96 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.64% |
7.12%
0.5 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 65 · Observed rate 4.62% · Lower 95% interval 3.77% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 129 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 66.67% |
42%
24.7 pts better
|
Numerator 94 · Denominator 141 |
| Discharge function score | 40% |
56.45%
16.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 34 · Denominator 85 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 46 · Denominator 46 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 35.19% |
25.2%
10 pts better
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 54 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.3 |
1.5
0.8 pts worse
|
1.9
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.3 · Observed 1.7 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.1 |
2.1
1 pts better
|
1.8
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.4% |
94.0%
5.4 pts better
|
93.4%
6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 97.4% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
95.2%
4.8 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.8% |
3.7%
1.9 pts better
|
3.3%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.6% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 1.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.0% |
4.0%
4 pts better
|
11.4%
11.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 3.2% |
4.9%
1.7 pts better
|
5.4%
2.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 6.7% · Q3 3.6% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 10.9% |
20.6%
9.7 pts better
|
19.6%
8.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.8% · Q2 15.2% · Q3 12.9% · Q4 5.4% · 4Q avg 10.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 6.0% |
19.8%
13.8 pts better
|
16.7%
10.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.1% · Q2 10.7% · Q3 3.7% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 6.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.2%
0.2 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 39.0% |
18.5%
20.5 pts worse
|
16.3%
22.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 39.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 26.6% |
18.3%
8.3 pts worse
|
14.9%
11.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 28.1% · Q2 34.5% · Q3 17.9% · Q4 25.7% · 4Q avg 26.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.6% |
1.7%
1.1 pts better
|
1.0%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 4.6% |
2.5%
2.1 pts worse
|
1.7%
2.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.4% · Q2 5.6% · Q3 5.6% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 4.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 21.3% |
26.0%
4.7 pts better
|
19.8%
1.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.0% · Q2 32.8% · Q3 13.1% · Q4 20.9% · 4Q avg 21.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 1.2% |
4.3%
3.1 pts better
|
5.1%
3.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 2.7% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.2% |
84.3%
14.9 pts better
|
81.7%
17.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.2% · Q2 98.4% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 11.2% |
13.1%
1.9 pts better
|
12.0%
0.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 11.2% · Observed 9.8% · Expected 9.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.7% |
1.9%
1.2 pts better
|
1.6%
0.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
73.3%
26.7 pts better
|
79.7%
20.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 19.5% |
21.3%
1.8 pts better
|
23.9%
4.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 19.5% · Observed 16.4% · Expected 20.0% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (1 deficiency)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (4 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-12-23
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2026-01-02
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-12-18
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-12-18
Fire Safety
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2025-01-29
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-01-29
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-01-29
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-01-29
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-01-29
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-01-29
Fire Safety
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-04-11
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-04-23
Fire Safety
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-04-09
Fire Safety
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Corrected 2024-04-16
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-04-16
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-04-16
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-04-09
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-04-10
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-04-12
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-04-12
Fire Safety
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-04-12
Inspection history
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-01-09
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-01-09
Health
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-01-09
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-01-09
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-01-09
Health
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2026-01-09
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-01-09
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-01-09
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-02-14
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-02-14
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-02-14
Health
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-04-18
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $4,233
Fine
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
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