Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Ankeny, IA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Ankeny
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on October 13, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Ankeny has a total of 53 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,741 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Ankeny of 67,355, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 18.00 persons in Ankeny. There were 2,916 residents in nursing homes as October 13, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.95 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Ankeny has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Ankeny and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.84	0.75 / 0.66
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.60	2.39 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.57	0.58 / 0.88
All Staff	4.02	3.71 / 3.80

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Iowa.

COVID-19 Infections in Ankeny Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Ankeny there were a total of 19 new cases and 19 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 13, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Ankeny

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Ankeny Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Ankeny, IA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Ankeny

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Ankeny based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Green Hills Health Care Center 2200 HAMILTON DRIVE AMES, IA	1.33
Mill-Pond 1201 SE MILL POND COURT ANKENY, IA	16.00
Deerfield Health Care Center 13731 HICKMAN ROAD URBANDALE, IA	39.67
Perry Lutheran Homes Eden Acres Campus 3000 EAST WILLIS AVENUE PERRY, IA	4.00
Childserve Habilitation Center 5900 PIONEER PARKWAY JOHNSTON, IA	18.67
Prairie Vista Village 2785 1ST AVENUE S ALTOONA, IA	16.00
Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community 9225 CASCADE AVENUE WEST DES MOINES, IA	14.00
Spurgeon Manor 1204 LINDEN STREET DALLAS CENTER, IA	26.50
Kennybrook Village 200 SW BROOKSIDE DRIVE GRIMES, IA	16.67
Story Medical Senior Care 630 SIXTH STREET NEVADA, IA	17.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Ankeny based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Urbandale Health Care Center 4614 NW 84TH STREET URBANDALE, IA	125.67
Granger Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2001 KENNEDY STREET GRANGER, IA	155.17
Aspire of Perry 2625 IOWA STREET PERRY, IA	151.50
Via of Des Moines 4911 SW 19TH STREET DES MOINES, IA	434.33 /
Adel Acres 1919 GREENE STREET ADEL, IA	53.33
Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 200 SEVENTH AVENUE SW ALTOONA, IA	122.50
Via of Carlisle 680 COLE STREET CARLISLE, IA	111.00
Accura Healthcare of Pleasantville, LLC 909 NORTH STATE STREET PLEASANTVILLE, IA	168.17
Azria Health Park Place 2401 EAST EIGHTH STREET DES MOINES, IA	160.67
Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation 5608 SW 9TH STREET DES MOINES, IA	535.17

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