Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
Nursing home in West Des Moines, Iowa, CMS certification number 165350
1501 Office Park Road, West Des Moines, IA 50265 · Polk County
- CMS overall rating
- Not rated
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 3, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 35
- Fines in 3 years
- $517,355 (3)
Does Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care 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 | Not rated |
| Health inspections | Not rated |
| Staffing | Not rated |
| Quality of resident care | Not rated |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pine Acres Rehabilitation and 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
- 4.00
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.57
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.77
- Weekend total hours
- 3.63
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 80%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 3, 2026 and cited 35 deficiencies, plus 21 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 8, 2026, found 12.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a CMS special focus facility. 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 Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $517,355 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 83.7 residents live here, about 60% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 83.7
- Certified since
- July 22, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Legal business name
- Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center900 Polk Boulevard, Des Moines 50312
- Karen Acres Care Center3605 Elm Drive, Urbandale 50322
- Walnut Ridge1703 Campus Drive, Clive 50325
- Calvin Community4210 Hickman Road, Des Moines 50310
- Wesley on Grand3520 Grand Avenue, Des Moines 50312
See also all nursing homes in West 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 5 in West Des Moines, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Pine Acres Rehabilitation and 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 Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center?
CMS has not rated it.
Does Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center?
35 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center?
Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.