Greater Southside Health And Rehabilitation
5608 Sw 9Th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50315
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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.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 80 · avg 72 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 65.8% — higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 70% — higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 42.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 4 fines · $166,443 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 165175
- Certified beds
- 80 beds · avg 72 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Terrace Hill Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Dirk Timm
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Michael p Oconner
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- The Ensign Group Inc
Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2025
- Ensign Services Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Skywalk Health Holdings Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Standard Bearer Healthcare Op, lp
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
August 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from Genesis Senior Living Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 64)
- D0760·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0695·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0689·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0657·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0609·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0697·Oct 27, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0635·Oct 27, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- D0610·Oct 27, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20244 fines · $166K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Oct 2, 2024Fine · $86K
- Aug 29, 2024Fine · $25K
- Jul 12, 2024Fine · $26K
- Apr 19, 2024Payment denial · 17 days · starting May 28, 2024
- Apr 19, 2024Fine · $29K
Largest single fine on record: $86K.
Fire-safety citations
26 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 10, 2025. 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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