Calvin Community
4210 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50310-3395
Calvin Community is a faith-based, not-for-profit retirement community providing a continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, health center and memory care.
Calvin provides services in a caring, Christian community designed to meet older adults’ physical, social, spiritual and psychological needs and contribute to their health, security and happiness.
Calvin Community is licensed for 59 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Des Moines average about 70 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 100% 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. That is above the Des Moines average of roughly 90%.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Des Moines average about 2.6 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 5 stars for staffing against 3 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 31%.
Calvin Community offers assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, independent living, continuing care (CCRC), retirement living, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type non-profit organization
- Beds / units 59
- Occupancy 100%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.2
- Annual staff turnover 31%
- Last health inspection December 2025