Mill-Pond: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mill-Pond is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ankeny, Iowa, part of Presbyterian Homes & Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.26 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 37.1% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Mill-Pond
1201 SE Mill Pond CourtAnkeny, IA 50021
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 Mill-Pond, nurse aides logged 3.26 hours per resident per day, 30% above the Iowa average. With about 55 residents a day, that works out to roughly 180 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.26 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.58 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.16 | 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
37.1% of nursing staff at Mill-Pond left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Mill-Pond holds 5 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Mill-Pond
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Presbyterian Homes & Services, 21 homes
- Legal name: Presbyterian Homes Mill Pond Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 19, 1995
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mill-Pond
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sunny View Care Center Ankeny | 2.2 | 94 | 2.21 | 3.34 | 44.4% | 2 | None |
| The Bridges at Ankeny Ankeny | 2.2 | 100 | 2.23 | 3.55 | 99.1% | 3 | $9,110 |
| On With Life Ankeny | 2.3 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Trinity Center at Luther Park Des Moines | 7.1 | 120 | 2.69 | 3.83 | 26.3% | 1 | $162,205 |
| Bishop Drumm Retirement Center Johnston · SFF candidate | 7.2 | 150 | 2.54 | 3.64 | 34.9% | 1 | $258,177 |
| Childserve Habilitation Center Johnston | 7.5 | 74 | 4.94 | 10.30 | 33.9% | 5 | None |
| Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Altoona | 7.6 | 106 | 2.23 | 3.37 | 97.8% | 1 | None |
| Valley View Village Des Moines | 7.6 | 79 | 3.03 | 4.46 | 50.0% | 3 | $9,110 |
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.