Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa, CMS certification number 165175
5608 SW 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50315 · Polk County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 80
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 28
- Fines in 3 years
- $222,681 (5)
Does Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation 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
- 3.64
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.38
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.78
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.47
- Weekend total hours
- 2.83
- Nursing staff turnover
- 63.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 75%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 10, 2025 and cited 28 deficiencies, plus 20 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 12, 2024, found 4.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
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 Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation 5 times in the past 3 years, for $222,681 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 70.3 residents live here, about 88% of its 80 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 70.3
- Certified since
- November 1, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Terrace Hill Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation
- Accura Healthcare of South Des Moines4911 SW 19th Street, Des Moines 50315
- Wesley on Grand3520 Grand Avenue, Des Moines 50312
- Scottish Rite Park Inc2909 Woodland Avenue, Des Moines 50312
- Regency Care Center815 High Road, Norwalk 50211
- University Park Nursing And Rehabilitation Center233 University Avenue, Des Moines 50314
See also all nursing homes in Des Moines.
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, the 12 in Des Moines, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation, 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 Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation?
28 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation?
Terrace Hill Healthcare LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.