Harmony West Des Moines
Harmony West Des Moines operates 113 certified beds in West Des Moines, Iowa. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 2010-07-15. It averages 101.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Harmony West Des Moines?
CMS lists 46 health-inspection deficiencies for Harmony West Des Moines, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-20.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | F0609, F0689 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2026-03-05 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2026-03-05 | F0865 | Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | F |
| 2026-03-05 | F0641, F0880 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2026-03-05 | F0552, F0600, F0609, F0637, F0688, F0726, F0759, F0760, F0805, F0812 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Protect 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. / Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2025-02-20 | F0865 | Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | F |
| 2025-02-20 | F0656, F0800 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. | E |
| 2025-02-20 | F0553, F0641, F0655, F0677, F0688, F0693, F0695, F0758, F0812, F0880 | Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-11-20 | F0550, F0580, F0658, F0690 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D |
| 2024-07-29 | F0550, F0677, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-12-11 | F0803, F0812 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2023-12-11 | F0558, F0644, F0656, F0684, F0880 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-10-04 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2023-10-03 | F0550, F0609 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
Has Harmony West Des Moines had payment denied by Medicare?
| Payment denial start | Length in days |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | 733 |
How is Harmony West Des Moines staffed relative to the IA average?
| Measure | This facility | IA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.59238 | 3.81506 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 58.9 | 44.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 101.7 | 52.4 |
Who owns Harmony West Des Moines, and what chain is it in?
Harmony West Des Moines is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name DES MOINES SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LLC and belongs to the LEGACY HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DOROS GENERATION TRUST U/A/D 1/3/12, GPN FAMILY TRUST U/A/D 4/28/08, OAKWAY OPERATIONS LLC | since 04/01/2023 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | SMITH, SAMMARRA | since 04/01/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | SHABAT, MENACHEM | since 04/01/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LEGACY HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC | since 04/01/2023 |
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