Nursing Homes · Des Moines, IA
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation
5608 SW 9th Street · Des Moines, IA 50315 · 80 certified beds
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About Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation
Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation is a nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa. Its capacity is 80 beds, above the Polk County median of 74 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of The Ensign Group. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 66 citations, the most recent on May 14, 2026. CMS also lists 6 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.64 hours per resident per day. It is one of 13 nursing homes listed in Des Moines. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Special Focus Facility candidate
CMS lists this nursing home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues. About the program.
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
1.0Staffing
2.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (66)
Records from July 2023 to May 2026.
May 14, 2026
Tag F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 12, 2026.
May 14, 2026
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity K: pattern, immediate jeopardy. Corrected June 12, 2026.
April 9, 2026
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 29, 2026.
April 9, 2026
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 29, 2026.
April 9, 2026
Tag F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 29, 2026.
April 9, 2026
Tag F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 29, 2026.
April 9, 2026
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 29, 2026.
October 27, 2025
Tag F0610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 14, 2025.
October 27, 2025
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 14, 2025.
October 27, 2025
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected November 6, 2025.
October 27, 2025
Tag F0635Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 14, 2025.
October 27, 2025
Tag F0697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 14, 2025.
September 3, 2025
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 18, 2025.
September 3, 2025
Tag F0725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 18, 2025.
September 3, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 18, 2025.
September 3, 2025
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 18, 2025.
June 10, 2025
Tag F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 23, 2025.
June 10, 2025
Tag F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 23, 2025.
June 10, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 23, 2025.
June 10, 2025
Tag F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 23, 2025.
Penalties (6)
Total fines: $252,963
May 14, 2026 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $86,520 against this nursing home on May 14, 2026.
October 2, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $85,810 against this nursing home on October 2, 2024.
August 29, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $25,454 against this nursing home on August 29, 2024.
July 12, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $26,374 against this nursing home on July 12, 2024.
April 19, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $28,805 against this nursing home on April 19, 2024.
April 19, 2024 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting May 28, 2024, lasting 17 days (triggered by inspection on April 19, 2024).
Staffing
3.64 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.34 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of The Ensign Group, a chain of 347 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.3 overall, 2.8 for health inspections, 2.8 for staffing, 4.4 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Iowa.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what Iowa Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Median facility daily rate
$307.06per day
About $9,335 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, January 1, 2026. Based on 381 facilities.
Source: IA Medicaid NF rate publication (opens in a new tab), updated 2026-01-01
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