Overview
University Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 12 nursing homes in Des Moines. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 57% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 5, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Iowa nursing homes have been fined.
University Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 91 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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 17%
Top 28%
Top 30%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff3.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.64 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.49 hrs
- Nurse aides2.51 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 91
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes