Nursing home report
West Des Moines, IA · Medicare-certified · 140 beds
Overall rating: not rated. Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center has special-focus status and is flagged as a special focus facility, with reported staffing below the federal benchmark (3.84 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day) and $478,835 in fines over the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8435 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8435.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2026 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited June 2026 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: K
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited June 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to respond appropriately to all reported abuse or neglect concerns. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 610 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $286,660 was recorded.
Health inspection found 18 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $121,006 was recorded.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $71,169 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $478,835 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Jun 3, 2026
Federal fine
Dec 19, 2024
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Oct 10, 2024
Federal fine
Oct 10, 2024
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.
