Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community is a 40-bed nonprofit nursing home in West Des Moines, Iowa, part of Wesleylife. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.57 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average of 2.51, and 44.0% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community
9225 Cascade AvenueWest Des Moines, IA 50266
Polk County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community, nurse aides logged 2.57 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 95 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.57 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.14 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.70 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.02 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.0% of nursing staff at Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wesleylife, 10 homes
- Legal name: Edgewater, a Wesley Active Life Community, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 30, 2009
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cedar Ridge Village West Des Moines | 0.7 | 40 | 2.53 | 4.13 | 56.5% | 3 | None |
| Arbor Springs of West Des Moines L L C West Des Moines · many days without an RN | 1.4 | 56 | 4.36 | 5.38 | 96.8% | 1 | None |
| Harmony West Des Moines West Des Moines | 3.4 | 113 | 2.28 | 3.59 | 58.9% | 1 | None |
| Deerfield Health Care Center Urbandale | 4.4 | 30 | 3.02 | 5.31 | 25.8% | 5 | None |
| Walnut Ridge Clive | 4.7 | 60 | 3.80 | 4.89 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center West Des Moines · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 6.2 | 140 | 2.72 | 3.84 | 56.9% | — | $478,835 |
| Karen Acres Care Center Urbandale | 7.5 | 35 | 2.20 | 3.27 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Urbandale · SFF candidate | 8.0 | 115 | 2.49 | 3.63 | 66.7% | 1 | $434,825 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.