Nursing home
Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines
701 Riverview, Des Moines, IA 50316 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 74 certified beds
Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.91 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Sep 16, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines 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) | 3.91 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.60 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.6% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 6.2 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines
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
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.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 16, 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 · May 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 701 Riverview
Des Moines, IA 50316 - CMS certification #
- 165268
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 74
- Avg residents/day
- 71.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-05-01
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2009
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our Nursing staff provides 24-hour round the clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(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 Apr 5, 2009 to Jun 21, 2009. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,948 owed to 20 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $4,400. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines, LLC (Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. / (Sk H, LLC)). Case 1546289.
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
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center, Des Moines. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- University Park Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, Des Moines. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Open Arms Home Health Care - Des Moines, LLC, Des Moines. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50316 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita East Des Moines Dialysis, Des Moines, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Mercy, Des Moines, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Central Des Moines Dialysis, Des Moines, 1.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50316.
Mercyone Des Moines Hospice, office in Des Moines, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Everystep, office in Des Moines, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Midwest, LLC, office in Johnston, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ch Specialty Services Ia PC, Osceola. 40.2 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, 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines a good nursing home?
CMS gives Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines staffed?
Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines reports 3.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines have?
Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines is certified for 74 beds.