Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Childserve Habilitation Center
5900 Pioneer Parkway, Johnston, IA · (515) 270-2205
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 74
- Residents per day
- 68
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 1, 1976
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Iowa.
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Staffing
★★★★★+1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change (already 5)
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
Childserve Habilitation Center carries 15 inspection points. That is fewer than 75% of Iowa's 385 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Iowa: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–7 pts
- 4★ 7–21 pts
- 3★ 21–41 pts
- 2★ 41–86.5 pts
- 1★ over 86.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in Iowa by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
10 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Infection Control4D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights2E
- E
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Pharmacy Service1E
- E
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.
Inspection history
2026-06-18
3 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
2025-05-01
2 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2024-07-03
5 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 10 h 35 min of nursing staff time a day, 4 h 21 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
10 h 35 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 32% of nursing staff and 29% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.6 pts better | 97.8% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.1 pts worse | 95.7% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.9 pts better | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms4.2 pts better | 0.0% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.7 pts worse | 10.1% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication50.4 pts worse | 71.4% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication13.3 pts better | 6.5% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained1.7 pts worse | 1.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased12.3 pts better | 4.3% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.2 pts better | 0.2% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.8 pts worse | 5.2% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence25 pts better | 0.0% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.5 pts better | 0.6% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.8 pts better | 89.8% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.1 pts better | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine17.3 pts worse | 57.1% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
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Fire safety
17 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke11F
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- E
Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Egress1F
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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