Overview
Bishop Drumm Retirement Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Iowa average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Johnston. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 65% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 21, 2025, found 26 health deficiencies, more than the Iowa average of 6.5. 21 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $258,177 in the past three years.
Bishop Drumm Retirement Center is a nonprofit facility with 150 certified beds, caring for about 120 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 26
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 21
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $258,177
- Payment denials
- 3
- Total penalties
- 7
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.55 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.78 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.30 hrs
- Nurse aides2.48 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 120
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes