Nursing homes in Polk County, Iowa

Polk County, Iowa has 30 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 2,254 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.0 of 5 (the Iowa average is 3.1), and 12 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.92 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 10 of the 30.

Nursing homes

30

Certified beds

2,254

Average overall rating

3.0

Certified beds in use

88.2%

All 30 homes

• 5 of 5 Childserve Habilitation Center ★★★★★Johnston, IA 74beds 94.3%in use 10.30nurse hours a day
• 5 of 5 Deerfield Health Care Center ★★★★★Urbandale, IA 30beds 83.0%in use 5.31nurse hours a day
• 5 of 5 Karen Acres Care Center ★★★★★Urbandale, IA 35beds 86.6%in use 3.27nurse hours a day
• 5 of 5 Mill-Pond ★★★★★Ankeny, IA 60beds 92.2%in use 4.58nurse hours a day
• 5 of 5 On With Life Long Term Care ★★★★★Polk City, IA 40beds 98.0%in use –nurse hours a day
• 5 of 5 Prairie Vista Village ★★★★★Altoona, IA 46beds 92.6%in use 4.47nurse hours a day
• 5 of 5 Scottish Rite Park Inc ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 5 fines in 3 years 51beds 62.7%in use 5.15nurse hours a day
• 4 of 5 Calvin Community ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 59beds 100.0%in use 4.19nurse hours a day
• 4 of 5 Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community ★★★★★West Des Moines, IA 40beds 92.8%in use 4.70nurse hours a day
• 4 of 5 On With Life ★★★★★Ankeny, IA 28beds 87.5%in use –nurse hours a day
• 4 of 5 University Park Nursing And Rehabilitation Center ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 91beds 82.0%in use 3.41nurse hours a day
• 4 of 5 Wesley on Grand ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 80beds 97.2%in use 3.94nurse hours a day
• 3 of 5 Brio of Johnston, LLC ★★★★★Johnston, IA 36beds 95.0%in use 4.57nurse hours a day
• 3 of 5 Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 46beds 85.7%in use 4.44nurse hours a day
• 3 of 5 Kennybrook Village ★★★★★Grimes, IA 40beds 97.5%in use 4.54nurse hours a day
• 3 of 5 Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 74beds 90.5%in use 3.91nurse hours a day
• 3 of 5 The Bridges at Ankeny ★★★★★Ankeny, IA 1 fine in 3 years 100beds 94.9%in use 3.55nurse hours a day
• 3 of 5 Valley View Village ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 1 fine in 3 years 79beds 92.3%in use 4.46nurse hours a day
• 2 of 5 Ramsey Village ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 78beds 87.7%in use 4.05nurse hours a day
• 2 of 5 Sunny View Care Center ★★★★★Ankeny, IA 94beds 93.2%in use 3.34nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 2 fines in 3 years 89beds 93.1%in use 3.93nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ★★★★★Altoona, IA 106beds 85.4%in use 3.37nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Azria Health Park Place ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 2 fines in 3 yearsSFF Candidate 70beds 82.1%in use 3.51nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Bishop Drumm Retirement Center ★★★★★Johnston, IA 4 fines in 3 yearsSFF Candidate 150beds 80.2%in use 3.64nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 5 fines in 3 yearsSFF Candidate 80beds 85.6%in use 3.44nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Harmony West Des Moines ★★★★★West Des Moines, IA 113beds 90.0%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Parkridge Specialty Care ★★★★★Pleasant Hill, IA 90beds 94.9%in use 3.27nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ★★★★★Urbandale, IA 4 fines in 3 yearsSFF Candidate 115beds 75.8%in use 3.63nurse hours a day
• 1 of 5 Trinity Center at Luther Park ★★★★★Des Moines, IA 1 fine in 3 years 120beds 94.2%in use 3.83nurse hours a day
• – not rated Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center Not ratedWest Des Moines, IA 3 fines in 3 yearsSFF 140beds 59.5%in use 3.84nurse hours a day

The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.

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