Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in West Des Moines, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 56.9% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
1501 Office Park RoadWest Des Moines, IA 50265
Polk County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility. CMS places nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues in its Special Focus Facility program, which brings more frequent inspections.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.72 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Iowa average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 227 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.72 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.84 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 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
56.9% of nursing staff at Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 81.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 36 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $478,835 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026 | Fine | $286,660 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Fine | $121,006 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Fine | $71,169 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Payment Denial | 16 days from Nov 1, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
About Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 22, 1997
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center Des Moines · staffing data not validated | 2.1 | 46 | — | — | 52.9% | 2 | None |
| Karen Acres Care Center Urbandale | 2.5 | 35 | 2.20 | 3.27 | 37.5% | 5 | None |
| Walnut Ridge Clive | 2.8 | 60 | 3.80 | 4.89 | 24.4% | 5 | None |
| Calvin Community Des Moines | 2.9 | 59 | 2.48 | 4.19 | 31.3% | 4 | None |
| Wesley on Grand Des Moines | 3.1 | 80 | 2.56 | 3.94 | 44.7% | 5 | None |
| Scottish Rite Park Inc Des Moines | 3.4 | 51 | 3.41 | 5.15 | 14.0% | 5 | $56,493 |
| Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Urbandale · SFF candidate | 3.7 | 115 | 2.49 | 3.63 | 66.7% | 1 | $434,825 |
| Ramsey Village Des Moines | 3.8 | 78 | 2.69 | 4.05 | 47.1% | 2 | None |
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.