Valley View Village
2571 Guthrie Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50317 · Polk County · 79 certified beds · avg 73 residents/day · certified since May 1, 2004
Part of chain: CASSIA (16 facilities, chain avg rating 4.4★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Apr 30, 2026 · F-0689
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: May 30, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Mar 5, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Mar 21, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · May 30, 2024 · F-0741 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not have enough staff with the right skills to meet the mental and behavioral health needs of its residents, such as those living with dementia or depression.
Why it matters: Residents with dementia or other behavioral health needs may be mishandled, overmedicated, or left in distress.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Jun 30, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (23)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Apr 30, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint |
| Apr 30, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Apr 30, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment. |
| Apr 30, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · from a complaint |
| Apr 30, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' individual preferences, choices, values, and beliefs in their daily life and care. · from a complaint |
| Apr 30, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. |
| Apr 30, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Nov 24, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · from a complaint |
| May 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. |
| May 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. |
| May 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. |
| May 8, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Mar 5, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| May 30, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not have enough staff with the right skills to meet the mental and behavioral health needs of its residents, such as those living with dementia or depression. · from a complaint |
| May 30, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| May 30, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint |
| May 30, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. |
| May 30, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. |
| May 30, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. |
| May 30, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. |
| Dec 28, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Aug 24, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (4 → 8).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | G ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $9,110, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
| May 30, 2024 | Payment Denial | 11 days from Jul 28, 2024 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Iowa avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 5.19 | 4.37 | 3.95 | top 13% in Iowa; top 11% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.64 | 0.85 | 0.69 | top 3% in Iowa; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.74 | 3.86 | 3.50 | top 9% in Iowa; top 9% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 1.11 | 0.51 | 0.48 | top 3% in Iowa; top 4% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 50.0 | 44.0 | 45.8 | bottom 32% in Iowa; bottom 38% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 33.3 | 42.1 | 42.9 | top 38% in Iowa; top 33% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.46, RN 1.41, weekend 4.07. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elim Care INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 02/19/2007 |
| Cassia | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Dahl, Robert | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/19/2007 |
| Kern, Matthew | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/28/2019 |
| Leff, William | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/19/2007 |
| Nye, Gerald | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/13/2019 |
| Peterson, Roland | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/19/2007 |
| Proper, Stephanie | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/03/2017 |
| Tangedahl, Guy | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/19/2007 |
| Youngquist, Kathryn | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/19/2007 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "What training does your staff have in dementia and behavioral health, and how many residents with these needs do you serve?"
- "What is your nurse and aide staffing ratio on each shift, including nights and weekends?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What is your policy on physical restraints, and what alternatives do you try first?"
- "How do you screen new residents for mental health and disability-related needs, and how do you provide the specialized services they require?"
- "How do you learn each resident's personal preferences and make sure staff actually follow them?"
- "What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 165507.