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Calvin Community

Des Moines, IA · Medicare-certified · 59 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall

Calvin Community in Des Moines has a 4-star overall rating, with 5 stars for staffing and 3 stars for both health inspections and quality measures. It reports 4.38 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.3837 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 18, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3837.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.77
Licensed practical nurses
0.95
Nurse aides
2.66
Weekend nursing
3.78

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 33%
Registered nurse turnover: 9%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

5.6%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.9%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

1.7%Steady

Residents with a urinary tract infection

3.8%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

3.2%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

23.4%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

37.9%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

10.8%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.7%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.6%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

20.4%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.8%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.6%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(2) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $4,233 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Jul 31, 2023

    $4,233

Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
57.7 residents on an average day (98% of 59 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 23 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.