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Greater Southside Health And Rehabilitation

5608 Sw 9Th Street, Des Moines, IA 503155152853070Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability companyCertified beds: 80Avg. daily residents: 68Chain: The Ensign Group (342 facilities)County: Polk
Special Focus Facility candidate — CMS has identified this facility as one of the most poorly performing in the state and it is eligible for the Special Focus program, which brings inspections twice as often as normal.
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The complete public record on Greater Southside Health And Rehabilitation, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Iowa average: 3.1 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Greater Southside Health And Rehabilitation holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Nursing staff turnover of 62% is well above the Iowa average of 44%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. Federal regulators have fined this facility $252,963 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.44 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.82)
0.30 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.74)
2.68 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
62.3% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (44.2)
72.7% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

June 10, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
29 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (6.6)
29 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$252,963 in federal fines across 5 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($19,559)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

60 citations on record across recent inspections, 7 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
May 14, 20260760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintK · Immediate jeopardy
May 14, 20260726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's… ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 9, 20260609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 9, 20260657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 9, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 9, 20260695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 9, 20260760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 27, 20250600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintG · Actual harm
October 27, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 27, 20250610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.