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Green Hills Health Care Center

2200 Hamilton Drive, Ames, IA, 50014

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 165577Continuing-care retirement community

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing5 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Services
Certified beds
56 · avg 45 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
49.3%near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
38.5%near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 42.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Iowa averageIowa avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
165577
Certified beds
56 beds · avg 45 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
Yes

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Green Hills Health Care Center, Inc
Chain affiliation
Life Care Services

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Life Care Services chain — 45 facilities across 19 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.1 / 5.

Disclosed owners (15 on record)

  • Rachel Ferguson

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Life Care Services Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Rupal v Amin

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Joan l. Mathews

    Corporate Officer · since 2023

  • Mary b. Gregoire

    Corporate Director · since 2023

  • Shala j. Ludley

    Corporate Director · since 2023

+ 9 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

7 health citations on file1 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 7 of 7)

  • D0684·Nov 21, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0842·Nov 21, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • E0812·Nov 21, 2024

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0658·Nov 21, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • D0656·Nov 21, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • D0655·Nov 21, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

  • E0550·Nov 21, 2024

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

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Fire-safety citations

4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 22, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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