Arbor Springs Of West Des Moines L L C is certified as a Medicare facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2005-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (515) 223-1135 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Arbor Springs Of West Des Moines L L C holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 88.8/100, placing it #737 of 14703 facilities nationally and #15 of 390 in Iowa. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Arbor Springs Of West Des Moines L L C receives a reported average of 5 hours 50 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 29 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 32 minutes; Nurse Aide — 4 hours 49 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 5 hours 26 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 41.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 4 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $98,150. 13 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 41.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Arbor Springs Of West Des Moines L L C ranks 737th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 88.8/100), placing it in the top 5% nationwide. Within IA, it ranks 15th out of 390 nursing homes. In West Des Moines, it ranks 1st out of 5 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #451 nationally and RN hours rank #9,173 nationally (#309 in IA). Our composite quality score of 88.8/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in West Des Moines, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/iowa/west-des-moines/