★★★★★CMS 5/560 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.58 /day
- Staff turnover
- 37%
- Serious cites
- 0
Mill-Pond runs on 4.58 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 19% above the national average, and that staffing shows up in the five-star rating CMS gives it for workforce. Weekend coverage dips about 9% below its own weekday level, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday. Staff turnover sits at 37.1%, better than the 45.8% national figure. The current record lists 10 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though 3 are abuse-related, worth asking about directly. The last inspection was March 2026, and the health inspection and quality measure ratings both came in at 4 out of 5.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/594 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.34 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny runs 94 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are where I'd start. At 3.34 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 14% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 15% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 44.4% is essentially at the national average, meaning the workforce churns steadily without being an outlier either way.
The bigger concern is the inspection record: 42 deficiencies on file, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, with the last inspection dated January 2026. Quality and staffing measures land mid-range, but that inspection history is what pulls the overall picture down.
★★★★☆CMS 4/528 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
On With Life runs 28 certified beds in Ankeny under nonprofit ownership, and its inspection record is about as light as it gets: one deficiency total, none at the level of actual harm or jeopardy, and nothing abuse-related. The state visited in September 2025, so what you're seeing is current, not a stale five-star rating coasting on an old survey. Quality measures come in at 4 out of 5, meaning outcomes are good but not flawless next to the national pool. The honest caveat is size, with 28 beds, a single bad quarter can move the numbers more than it would at a 120-bed building, so read trends rather than one report.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5100 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.55 /day
- Staff turnover
- 99%
- Serious cites
- 0
The Bridges at Ankeny runs on thinner nurse coverage than most Iowa homes, 3.55 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday level, exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is the harder number to get past: 99.1% a year means roughly the entire nursing staff turns over annually, against a national rate near 46%. Its current inspection record carries 39 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus a $14,015 fine. The five-star quality measure score reflects how residents are doing clinically; the two-star inspection and staffing ratings reflect what's happening around them.