The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Green Hills Health Care Center
Ames, IA · Medicare-certified · 56 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Green Hills Health Care Center in Ames, IA has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for staffing, 4 stars for health inspections, and 2 stars for quality measures. It reports 4.53 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.5338 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 22, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5338.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.16
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.02
- Nurse aides
- 3.35
- Weekend nursing
- 3.97
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 47%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
3.6%21.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
7.3%5.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2%2.8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
10.7%3.8%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
20.7%15.4%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—18%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.8%11.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
4.3%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
24.3%25.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: D
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 November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of LIFE CARE SERVICES · 44 homes · 4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 43.7 residents on an average day (78% of 56 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 16 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.