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Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center

900 Polk Boulevard, Des Moines, IA, 50312

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 165006Nonprofit

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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

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Other
Certified beds
46 · avg 43 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
56.1%higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
60%higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 42.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Iowa averageIowa avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
4 fines · $27,523 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
165006
Certified beds
46 beds · avg 43 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Other
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (5 on record)

  • Angela Meyer

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Lazaro u Rabang

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2022

  • Polly Oxley

    Corporate Officer · since 2020

  • Gloria Bernstein

    Corporate Officer · since 2017

  • Beata Dorota Mock

    Corporate Director · since 2014

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

Federal inspection record

10 health citations on file2 from complaints4 federal fines totalling $28K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 10)

  • D0880·Mar 13, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0812·Mar 13, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

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

  • D0684·Mar 13, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0656·Mar 13, 2025

    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.

  • B0623·Mar 13, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  • D0760·Apr 18, 2024Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

  • D0658·Apr 18, 2024Complaint

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

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

  • D0880·Apr 18, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20234 fines · $28K

Most recent events

  • Aug 7, 2023Fine · $4,587
  • Jul 17, 2023Fine · $14K
  • Jun 26, 2023Fine · $4,587
  • Jun 20, 2023Fine · $4,587

Largest single fine on record: $14K.

Fire-safety citations

20 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 13, 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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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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