Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center is a 148-bed nonprofit nursing home in Des Moines, Washington. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Washington average of 2.66, and 30.8% nursing staff turnover (Washington average 45.1%).
Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center
826 South 218th StreetDes Moines, WA 98198
King 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 Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.93 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Washington average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 199 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Washington avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.93 | 2.66 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.79 | 4.37 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.24 | 3.81 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
30.8% of nursing staff at Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Washington average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.3%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Washington average 16.1). 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. Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Washington average is 3.2.
About Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Wesley Homes Des Moines LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1992
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wesley Homes Des Moines Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Puget Sound Transitional Care Des Moines | 1.0 | 165 | 2.22 | 3.85 | 32.4% | 2 | None |
| Judson Park Health Center Des Moines | 1.2 | 96 | 2.78 | 4.60 | 21.1% | 5 | None |
| Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Renton | 5.6 | 136 | 2.50 | 4.19 | 38.0% | 3 | None |
| Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center Kent | 5.6 | 91 | 2.81 | 4.28 | 37.6% | 3 | $43,455 |
| Life Care Center Of Federal Way Federal Way | 5.6 | 157 | 2.48 | 4.20 | 53.0% | 2 | $98,970 |
| Avamere Rehabilitation of Burien Burien | 5.6 | 140 | 2.50 | 4.08 | 24.4% | 2 | $59,485 |
| Cedar River Healthcare Center Renton | 6.2 | 60 | 2.86 | 5.18 | 39.3% | 3 | $74,815 |
| Hallmark Manor Federal Way | 6.6 | 147 | 2.15 | 3.61 | 29.4% | 2 | $32,175 |
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.