94/100
Excellent
Scottish Rite Park Inc
2909 Woodland Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312
- Certified beds
- 51
- Occupancy
- 63%
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
$46,911 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 5 penalty action(s).
Our read on Scottish Rite Park Inc
Scottish Rite Park runs on unusually steady staffing for a 51-bed nonprofit home in Des Moines. Nurses provide 5.15 hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, and only 14% of staff left last year, against a national rate near 46%. Weekend coverage dips about 12% from weekday levels, which is worth asking about, but the bigger caution sits in the inspection record: nine deficiencies, three serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and six fines totaling $60,726. The most recent state visit was June 2025, so the record is current. Strong care numbers paired with real compliance problems, that mix is what a B reflects.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
29/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →5.94 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.98 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 12% against weekdays
Staff stability
15/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →14% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
15/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
5/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$46,911 in federal fines across 5 action(s)
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: August 13, 2026 (2 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
What families say
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Common questions about Scottish Rite Park Inc
What is the ElderGrade for Scottish Rite Park Inc? +
Scottish Rite Park Inc holds an ElderGrade of A (94 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Scottish Rite Park Inc? +
Residents receive an average of 5.15 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Scottish Rite Park Inc been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Scottish Rite Park Inc accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Scottish Rite Park Inc is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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