Green Hills Health Care Center
Nursing home in Ames, IA
Medicare-certified5★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 2200 Hamilton Drive, Ames, IA 50014
- Phone
- (515) 296-5000
- Listed under
- For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
- Medicare CCN
- 165577
- Overall star rating
- 5 of 5 ★★★★★
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 2 of 5
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 44
- Ownership
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Green Hills Health Care Center, INC
- Chain
- Life Care Services (43 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jan 28, 2010
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 22, 2026. CMS lists 7 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 21, 2024 to Nov 21, 2024): 1 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.53 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.16 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 3.35 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.97 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 47%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 33%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 1
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.