Overview
Green Hills Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Ames. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 78% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 22, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Iowa nursing homes have been fined.
Green Hills Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 56 certified beds, caring for about 47 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 2010. 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
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 26%
Top 25%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.28 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.08 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.00 hrs
- Nurse aides3.19 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 47
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 28, 2010
- 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