The Cottages

Continuing care retirement community · CCN 165607 · HEARTHSTONE A MINISTRY OF WESLEYLIFE LLC · Non profit - Corporation · WESLEYLIFE chain · 100 certified beds · Marion · IA


The Cottages is a 100-bed nursing home in Pella, Iowa. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2014-05-30. It averages 87.0 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at The Cottages?

CMS lists 23 health-inspection deficiencies for The Cottages since 2023-06-29, 18 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-04.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-04F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2026-06-04F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.D
2025-11-25F0600, F0609Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2025-08-25F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2025-08-25F0605, F0656, F0695, F0755, F0759, F0760, F0880, F0883Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D
2025-02-24F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.K
2024-09-26F0578, F0692, F0880Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2024-05-16F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.D
2023-06-29F0725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.E
2023-06-29F0657, F0803, F0804, F0812Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.D

Why was The Cottages fined 3 times?

DateTypeAmount
2026-06-04Fine$12,006
2025-08-25Fine$26,800
2025-02-24Fine$13,254

How is The Cottages staffed?

MeasureThis facilityIA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day4.178693.81506
Total nursing staff turnover (%)50.044.0
Average number of residents per day87.052.4

Who owns The Cottages, and what chain is it in?

The Cottages is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name HEARTHSTONE A MINISTRY OF WESLEYLIFE LLC and belongs to the WESLEYLIFE chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTHEARTHSTONE A MINISTRY OF WESLEYLIFE LLC, WESLEYLIFEsince 09/21/2010
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTWESLEY RETIREMENT SERVICES INCsince 09/25/2009
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEHAMILTON, NANCYsince 12/07/2009
CORPORATE DIRECTORALBERTSON, KERMIT, GILROY, ABBEY, LAGREE, ROGER, LORENCE, JOANNE, RASMUSSEN, CHAD, RUCH, ROBERT, STOUT, DAVID, TAYLOR, CHRISTINA, WATSON, SUSANsince 01/01/2011
CORPORATE OFFICERKRETZINGER, ROBERTsince 09/25/2009
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLHARTSOOK, LONDAsince 04/09/2012

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