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Childserve Habilitation Center

5900 Pioneer Parkway, Johnston, IA 501315152702205Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 74Avg. daily residents: 70County: Polk

The complete public record on Childserve Habilitation Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Johnston, 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.
Childserve Habilitation Center holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. 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

10.30 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.82)
4.17 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.74)
8.69 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
33.9% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (44.2)
34.2% RN turnover
0 administrators 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

May 1, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
3 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (6.6)
8 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

11 citations on record across recent inspections. 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
April 6, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 1, 20250761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 1, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 3, 20240623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 3, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 24, 20240580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 24, 20240658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 24, 20240842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 14, 20230610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 14, 20230600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. 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.