Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Brio of Johnston
6901 Peckham Street, Johnston, IA 50131 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Wesleylife (11 facilities) · 36 certified beds
Brio of Johnston is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Johnston, Iowa. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.54 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Mar 13, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $6,923In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brio of Johnston compares
This facility vs. the Iowa and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Iowa avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.54 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.98 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.87 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.7% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 6.2 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $6,923, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Brio of Johnston
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 6901 Peckham Street
Johnston, IA 50131 - CMS certification #
- 165624
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 36
- Avg residents/day
- 33.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2018-12-17
- Chain
- Wesleylife (11 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Wesleylife
Wesleylife operates 11 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Wesleylife facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Brio of Johnston using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice, diabetes care
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2023
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brio of Johnston says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Neighborhood 19 is a thoughtfully designed addition to the Brio campus that features 16 spacious townhomes and three single-family homes, all designed to support a vibrant, independent lifestyle.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
The entrance fee is money paid upfront to secure a place in a retirement community.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Mar 13, 2023 to Mar 12, 2025. Violations found: Overtime, Child labor. Back wages: $6,038 owed to 3 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $57,726. Employer as DOL recorded it: Brio of Johnston (Brio of Johnston, LLC). Case 2002209.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines. 7.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, Johnston. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Childserve Home Care Inc, Johnston. 3.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Medicap Pharmacy. 1.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50131 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Windsor Heights Dialysis, Windsor Heights, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita West Des Moines Dialysis, West Des Moines, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc - West Des Moines, West Des Moines, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50131.
Hospice Of The Midwest, LLC, office in Johnston, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Wesleylife Hospice, office in Urbandale, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Unitypoint Hospice, office in Urbandale, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ch Specialty Services Ia PC, Osceola. 44.8 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brio of Johnston a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brio of Johnston an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brio of Johnston staffed?
Brio of Johnston reports 4.54 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Brio of Johnston had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brio of Johnston have?
Brio of Johnston is certified for 36 beds.