Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Wesley on Grand
3520 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Wesleylife (11 facilities) · 80 certified beds
Wesley on Grand is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.05 hours per resident per day, above the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Jun 12, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Wesley on Grand 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) | 4.05 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.69 | 2.53 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.0% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Wesley on Grand
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 20, 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
- 3520 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312 - CMS certification #
- 165487
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 76.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-05-01
- 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 Wesley on Grand using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice, diabetes care
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2003
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Wesley on Grand 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) - 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 Dec 4, 2003 to Nov 30, 2005. Violations found: Overtime, Child labor, Family and medical leave. Back wages: $1,962 owed to 2 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $743. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Wesley Acres (Wesley Retirement Services, Inc.). Case 1427139.
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
- Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi, Des Moines. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Scottish Rite Park Inc, Des Moines. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mercyone Des Moines Home Care, Des Moines. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50312 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Central Des Moines Dialysis, Des Moines, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Riverpoint Dialysis Unit, Des Moines, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Mercy, Des Moines, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50312.
Mercyone Des Moines Hospice, office in Des Moines, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Everystep, office in Des Moines, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Midwest, LLC, office in Johnston, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ch Specialty Services Ia PC, Osceola. 38.3 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 moderate, 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 Wesley on Grand a good nursing home?
CMS gives Wesley on Grand an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Wesley on Grand staffed?
Wesley on Grand reports 4.05 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Wesley on Grand had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Wesley on Grand have?
Wesley on Grand is certified for 80 beds.