Valley View Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Valley View Village is a 79-bed nonprofit nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa, part of Cassia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Valley View Village
2571 Guthrie AvenueDes Moines, IA 50317
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 Valley View Village, nurse aides logged 3.03 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Iowa average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 221 aide hours a day, or about 28 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) | 3.03 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.03 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.41 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.46 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.07 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Valley View Village left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,110 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
| May 30, 2024 | Payment Denial | 11 days from Jul 28, 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. Valley View Village holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Valley View Village
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Cassia, 16 homes
- Legal name: Evangelical Retirement Homes, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Valley View Village
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Trinity Center at Luther Park Des Moines | 1.5 | 120 | 2.69 | 3.83 | 26.3% | 1 | $162,205 |
| Azria Health Park Place Des Moines · SFF candidate | 2.1 | 70 | 2.29 | 3.51 | 69.6% | 1 | $36,875 |
| Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines Des Moines | 2.4 | 74 | 2.65 | 3.91 | 35.9% | 3 | None |
| University Park Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Des Moines | 2.9 | 91 | 2.33 | 3.41 | 97.5% | 4 | None |
| Parkridge Specialty Care Pleasant Hill | 3.9 | 90 | 2.23 | 3.27 | 44.9% | 1 | $34,450 |
| Ramsey Village Des Moines | 4.5 | 78 | 2.69 | 4.05 | 47.1% | 2 | None |
| Scottish Rite Park Inc Des Moines | 5.0 | 51 | 3.41 | 5.15 | 14.0% | 5 | $56,493 |
| Wesley on Grand Des Moines | 5.4 | 80 | 2.56 | 3.94 | 44.7% | 5 | 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.