Green Hills Retirement Community
CCRC
2200 Hamilton Drive, Ames, IA 50014
At Green Hills, we believe in easy living, less worry, and great comfort.
Operated by Life Care Services, which runs 93 communities in our directory.
Green Hills Retirement Community is licensed for 56 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Ames average about 52 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 78% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Ames average about 4.0 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded no deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.2 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Ames average about 3.7 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 47%.
The community is located in Polk County, IA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 7 problems at Green Hills Retirement Community. None of them caused harm to a resident. 1 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
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.
Green Hills Retirement Community offers assisted living, nursing home care, independent living, continuing care (CCRC), and retirement living.
Facility details
- Beds / units 56
- Occupancy 78%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.5
- Annual staff turnover 47%
- Last health inspection January 2026
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