Senior care in Polk County
What does care look like across this county?
Polk County, Iowa has 30 licensed senior care providers across 4 cities — 30 Medicare-certified nursing homes, with 2,291 licensed beds between them. All of them have at least one deficiency on record from a federal inspection.
30licensed providers
2,291licensed beds
0homes with 6 beds or fewer
30with a citation on record
0substantiated allegations
Every provider in Polk County. Zoom in to separate them.See the list
Where are they?
| City | Providers | Beds | With citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care homes in Des Moines | 12 | 934 | 12 |
| Care homes in Ankeny | 4 | 282 | 4 |
| Care homes in Johnston | 3 | 260 | 3 |
| Care homes in Urbandale | 3 | 180 | 3 |
Smaller communities
These places have fewer than three licensed providers, so they have no page of their own. The providers are listed here directly.
| Provider | Community | Beds | Findings on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterNursing home · Medicare-certified | Altoona | 106 | 48 |
| Harmony West Des MoinesNursing home · Medicare-certified | West Des Moines | 113 | 46 |
| Kennybrook VillageNursing home · Medicare-certified | Grimes | 40 | 12 |
| On With Life Long Term CareNursing home · Medicare-certified | Polk City | 40 | 7 |
| Parkridge Specialty CareNursing home · Medicare-certified | Pleasant Hill | 90 | 49 |
| Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care CenterNursing home · Medicare-certified | West Des Moines | 140 | 85 |
| Prairie Vista VillageNursing home · Medicare-certified | Altoona | 46 | 5 |
| Walnut RidgeNursing home · Medicare-certified | Clive | 60 | 13 |
Sources: state licensing records and, for nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction