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Accura Healthcare of Ames

3440 GRAND AVENUE, AMES, IA, 50010

(515) 232-3426

accura.healthcare

75 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Ames, IA 50010

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

165423

Care type

Nursing home

County

Story

Facility name

Accura Healthcare of Ames

Street address

3440 GRAND AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Ames, IA 50010

Phone

(515) 232-3426

Website

accura.healthcare

About this facility — Accura Healthcare of Ames

Accura Healthcare of Ames is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Ames, Iowa. It is licensed for 75 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 13 senior care facilities in Ames and 389 skilled nursing facilities across Iowa. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Accura Healthcare of Ames 31 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Accura Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

American Healthcare Management Services Llc

Operational control — since 2003

Conner, Robert

Managing employee — since 2024

Leneave, Ted

Officer — since 2016

Olson, Eric

Managing employee — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

2000-09-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-16

Nurse staffing

3.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$343 per day (≈ $10,430/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

74% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 23% private/other

Occupancy

75% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

right at the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-04-16Health inspection4 citations

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-05-08

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2026-05-08

F-0656

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-08

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-08

2025-03-26Health inspection5 citations

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2025-04-17

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-04-17

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2025-04-17

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2025-04-17

F-0851

D · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2025-04-17

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (22 citations)

2024-09-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-10-11

2024-05-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0583

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0803

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-06-21

2024-02-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-03-15

2026-04-16Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2026-04-16

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-05-05

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-04-26

K-0922

E · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-04-16

2025-03-26Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0362

E · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2025-03-28

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-03-28

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-03-28

2024-05-22Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2024-05-23

K-0325

E · No harm found

Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

Corrected 2024-05-23

K-0362

E · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2024-06-04

K-0374

E · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2024-05-23

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-05-23

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 165423.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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