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Deerfield Health Care Center

13731 HICKMAN ROAD, URBANDALE, IA, 50323
(515) 331-6900
30 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
30
CMS facility ID
165557
Care type
Nursing home
County
Polk
Facility name
Deerfield Health Care Center
Street address
13731 HICKMAN ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Urbandale, IA 50323
Phone
(515) 331-6900

About this facility — Deerfield Health Care Center

Deerfield Health Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Urbandale, Iowa. It is licensed for 30 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in Urbandale 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 Deerfield Health Care Center 15 times across 7 inspections in the last three years; 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
Immanuel
Ownership type
Non profit - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Alloway, Cindy
Director — since 2018
Balluff, Mary
Director — since 2024
Bear, Scott
Managing employee · Officer · Operational control — since 2017
Benson, Ellsworth
Director — since 2020
Bergman-evans, Brenda
Director — since 2022
Bothof, John
Director · Officer — since 2023
Bullock, Steve
Director — since 2019
Burns, Randal
Director — since 2020
Friedlund, Danny
Director — since 2021
Gurley, Eric
Managing employee · Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2013
Hanson, Scott
Managing employee — since 2024
Hawlik, Teresa
Director — since 2024
Howerter, Scott
Director — since 2020
Hudnutt, Kari
Managing employee · Operational control — since 2023
Johnson, Scott
Director — since 2022
Mason, Kimberly
Managing employee · Operational control — since 2021
Nichols, Clarence
Director · Officer — since 2018
Paladino-kaminski, Julie
Managing employee · Officer · Operational control — since 2017
Parker, Mary
Director — since 2024
Powers, Jill
Director · Officer — since 2018
Scanlan, Steven
Director — since 2022
Sealer, Tamara
Managing employee · Officer · Operational control — since 2013
Skolkin, Andrea
Director — since 2019
Thompson, Roger
Director — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2005-07-22
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-05-07
Nurse staffing
5.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$424 per day (≈ $12,890/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 17% Medicare · 83% private/other
Occupancy
84% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
24% above the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
30
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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-07-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
2025-03-27Health inspection2 citations
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-04-21
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2025-04-21
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (12 citations)
2024-04-25Health inspection1 citation
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 2024-05-10
2026-05-07Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-06-05
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2026-06-05
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2026-07-01
2025-03-27Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-03-31
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-03-25
2024-04-25Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0222
E · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-05-06
K-0321
E · 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 2024-05-07
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-05-07
K-0711
F · No harm found
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2024-05-13
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-05-16
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-05-16
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 165557.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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