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Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center

900 POLK BOULEVARD, DES MOINES, IA, 50312
(515) 255-5433
46 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
46
CMS facility ID
165006
Care type
Nursing home
County
Polk
Facility name
Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center
Street address
900 POLK BOULEVARD
City / state / ZIP
Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone
(515) 255-5433

About this facility — Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center

Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Des Moines, Iowa. It is licensed for 46 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 38 senior care facilities in Des Moines 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 Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center 39 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 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

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bernstein, Gloria
Governing body · Officer — since 2017
Meyer, Angela
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Mock, Beata
Director — since 2014
Oxley, Polly
Officer — since 2020
Rabang, Lazaro
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1967-01-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-04-02

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$398 per day (≈ $12,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
20% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 73% private/other
Occupancy
71% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
16% above the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
46
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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-02Health inspection5 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2026-04-23
F-0637
D · No harm found
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2026-04-23
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2026-04-23
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 2026-04-23
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-04-23
2025-03-13Health inspection5 citations
F-0623
B · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2025-03-28
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 2025-03-28
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-03-28
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 2025-03-28
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-28
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (29 citations)
2024-04-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-04-26
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-04-26
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-04-26
2026-04-02Fire-safety inspection15 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2026-04-06
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2026-04-04
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2026-04-04
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2026-04-13
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2026-04-15
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-04-08
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-05-08
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2026-04-08
K-0374
F · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2026-04-02
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-04-10
K-0521
E · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2026-04-10
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2026-04-10
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2026-04-15
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2026-04-15
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-04-10
2025-03-13Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2025-03-19
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-03-19
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2025-03-25
2024-04-18Fire-safety inspection8 citations
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-05-10
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 2024-04-23
K-0225
E · No harm found
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2024-05-23
K-0293
E · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2024-05-10
K-0311
E · No harm found
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2024-04-23
K-0347
E · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2024-05-10
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-13
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-05-07
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 165006.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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