Green Hills Health Care Center
Nursing home in Ames, Iowa, CMS certification number 165577
2200 Hamilton Drive, Ames, IA 50014 · Story County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 56
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Green Hills Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Green Hills Health Care Center is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Green Hills Health Care 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
- 4.28
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.08
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.19
- Weekend total hours
- 3.76
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 22, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 21, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Green Hills Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 46.5 residents live here, about 83% of its 56 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 46.5
- Certified since
- January 28, 2010
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Green Hills Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Green Hills Health Care Center, Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Life Care Services, 4.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Green Hills Health Care Center
- Northridge Village3300 George Washington Carver Avenue, Ames 50010
- Accura Healthcare of Ames, LLC3440 Grand Avenue, Ames 50010
- Rolling Green Village Care Center100 Sixth Street, Nevada 50201
- Story Medical Senior Care710 S 19th ST, Nevada 50201
- Bethany Life212 Lafayette Street, Story City 50248
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 Green Hills Health Care 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 Green Hills Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Green Hills Health Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Green Hills Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Green Hills Health Care Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Green Hills Health Care Center?
Green Hills Health Care Center, Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.