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About Wesley on Grand
Wesley on Grand is a non profit - corporation nursing home in Des Moines, IA with 80 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
80 residents
Location
Des Moines, IA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
3520 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 12, 2025, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Iowa average is 6.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 57 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Iowa average.
Medicare has not fined Wesley on Grand in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 57 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 40 minutesBelow the Iowa average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 45% |
Inspections
2 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 23, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 8, 2026
June 12, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jun 27, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Wesley Retirement Services Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- May 1, 2003
- Part of a chain
- Wesleylife, 10 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 165487
Location
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3520 Grand AvenueDes Moines, IA 50312
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Questions about Wesley on Grand
How did Wesley on Grand do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 12, 2025 and cited 2 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Iowa average is 6.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Wesley on Grand?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 57 minutes with each resident per day, including 40 minutes from registered nurses. 45% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Wesley on Grand been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Wesley on Grand in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.