Bishop Drumm Retirement Center
Nursing home in Johnston, Iowa, CMS certification number 165448
5837 Winwood Drive, Johnston, IA 50131 · Polk County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 150
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 26
- Fines in 3 years
- $258,177 (4)
Does Bishop Drumm Retirement Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bishop Drumm Retirement Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bishop Drumm Retirement Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.55
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.78
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.30
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.48
- Weekend total hours
- 3.06
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 23.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 21, 2025 and cited 26 deficiencies, plus 21 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 19, 2024, found 4.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Bishop Drumm Retirement Center 4 times in the past 3 years, for $258,177 in total.
It also had 3 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 119.8 residents live here, about 80% of its 150 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 119.8
- Certified since
- June 1, 2002
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bishop Drumm Retirement Center
- Legal business name
- Chi Living Communities
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
- Chain
- 18 homes nationally under Commonspirit Health, 2.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Bishop Drumm Retirement Center
- Childserve Habilitation Center5900 Pioneer Parkway, Johnston 50131
- Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center4614 NW 84th Street, Urbandale 50322
- Brio of Johnston, LLC6901 Peckham Street, Johnston 50131
- Karen Acres Care Center3605 Elm Drive, Urbandale 50322
- Calvin Community4210 Hickman Road, Des Moines 50310
Who inspects nursing homes in Iowa
Iowa's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Iowa, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bishop Drumm Retirement Center
What is the CMS star rating of Bishop Drumm Retirement Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bishop Drumm Retirement Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center?
26 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bishop Drumm Retirement Center?
Chi Living Communities, non profit - church related.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.