Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines
Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines is a 74-bed nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1996-05-01. It averages 67.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines?
CMS lists 36 health-inspection deficiencies for Rehabilitation Center of 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 2026-06-03.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | F0755, F0760 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2025-09-16 | F0641, F0883, F0887 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | E |
| 2025-09-16 | F0684, F0692, F0695, F0880 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-05-07 | F0557, F0578, F0689 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Honor 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-10-17 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-10-17 | F0550, F0657, F0658, F0685, F0695 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2024-06-06 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-06-06 | F0578, F0580, F0609, F0610 | Honor 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. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2023-10-05 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-10-05 | F0550, F0609, F0644, F0656, F0657, F0689, F0693, F0697, F0698, F0842, F0919 | 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. / 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. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2023-10-05 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | B |
How is Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines staffed?
| Measure | This facility | IA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.90648 | 3.81506 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.9 | 44.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 67.0 | 52.4 |
Who owns Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines, and what chain is it in?
Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name DISCOVERY TRAIL HEALTHCARE, INC. and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | GATEWAY HEALTHCARE LLC | since 03/27/2017 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | THE ENSIGN GROUP INC | since 03/27/2017 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | HAYDEN, ELIZABETH, WEI, SHIPENG | since 04/01/2017 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | JORGENSEN, DAVID | since 01/01/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON, KEETCH, CHAD, KOENIG, DEBRA, SATO, AMI | since 01/01/2020 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | HAYDEN, ELIZABETH, WEI, SHIPENG | since 04/01/2017 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | PORT, BARRY | since 08/08/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ENSIGN SERVICES INC, HAYDEN, ELIZABETH, WEI, SHIPENG | since 04/01/2017 |
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