Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines
Nursing Home Facility
4911 Sw 19th Street, Des Moines, IA 50315
Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines is a senior care community located in Des Moines, IA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Des Moines area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (515) 285-2559.
Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines is licensed for 89 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Des Moines average about 70 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 93% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Des Moines average about 2.5 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2025 and recorded 4 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 48%.
The community is located in Polk County, IA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 67 problems at Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines. 4 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 50 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $52,632. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions twice in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 89
- Occupancy 93%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.9
- Annual staff turnover 48%
- Last health inspection July 2025
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