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Wesley On Grand

3520 GRAND AVENUE, DES MOINES, IA, 50312

(515) 271-6500

80 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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3520 Grand Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50312

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

1205

CMS facility ID

165487

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Wesley On Grand

Street address

3520 GRAND AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Des Moines, IA 50312

Phone

(515) 271-6500

State license #

1205

About this facility — Wesley On Grand

Wesley On Grand is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Des Moines, Iowa. It is licensed for 80 beds — above 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 Wesley On Grand 17 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

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Ownership & operator

Parent company

Wesleylife

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Wesley Retirement Services Inc

Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 1966

Albertson, Kermit

Director — since 2018

Buskohl, Damon

Operational control — since 2013

Gilroy, Abbey

Director — since 2016

Hoeksema, Nicole

Director — since 2021

Kretzinger, Robert

Managing employee · Officer — since 1996

Lagree, Roger

Director — since 2015

Rasmussen, Chad

Director — since 2011

Ruch, Robert

Director — since 2003

Simpson, Janet

Operational control — since 2016

Stout, David

Director — since 2011

Taylor, Christina

Director — since 2018

Watson, Susan

Director — since 2014

Wesleylife

Operational control — since 1996

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

2003-05-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

1 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-06-12

Nurse staffing

3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$136 per day (≈ $4,130/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

9% Medicaid · 42% Medicare · 50% private/other

Occupancy

100% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

60% below the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Residential Care Facility

Memory care

Yes — dedicated memory care

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.

2025-06-12Health inspection1 citation

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 2025-06-27

2023-04-20Health inspection3 citations

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-19

F-0807

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.

Corrected 2023-05-19

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-05-19

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (13 citations)

2025-06-12Fire-safety inspection2 citations

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 2025-06-19

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-06-19

2024-07-11Fire-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 2024-08-01

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 2024-07-29

K-0374

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-07-29

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-08-01

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-08-01

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2024-08-01

2023-04-20Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2023-05-03

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2023-05-17

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-05-04

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2023-05-23

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-05-04

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 165487.

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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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