Where They Care · plain answers about nursing homes

Cedar Ridge Village

8950 Coachlight Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266 · 40 beds · For profit - Corporation

Nothing in the records stands out as a warning sign. The detail below is still worth reading before you decide.

Everything here comes from Medicare's own inspection and payroll records. We don't rank facilities or take payment from them.

Medicare overall rating
★★★
Average · 3 of 5
All nursing staff, hours / resident
4.97
RNs, LPNs and aides · state average 4.37
Weekend RN coverage
−43%
vs weekdays
Staff turnover
56%
state average 44%
No citations involving resident harm
Findings over the past three years were all at levels where inspectors recorded no actual harm.
Registered nurse staffing above the state average
1.58 hours per resident per day, against a state average of 0.85.

These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.

Who's actually on the floor

Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.

Weekdays
1.58 hrs
Weekends
0.90 hrs
IA average
0.85 hrs

Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.

Registered nurse coverage drops about 43% at weekends.

Staff turnover: 56%

High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.

What inspectors found

State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 20 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.

SeverityCitations
Potential for harm
No one harmed yet, but conditions could allow it
19
No harm
Rule and paperwork findings
1

2 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.

Disclosed affiliations

Medicare requires every facility to disclose the people and companies connected to it. Most names below are not owners — they are officers, directors, managers, trustees, and what Medicare calls “additional disclosable parties.” The role beside each name is the one Medicare recorded. This is worth reading because operators tend to run their facilities alike: where the same group stands behind a dozen homes, the record across all twelve tells you more than any single inspection does.

NameRole recorded by MedicareSince
Anderson, Jordan Indirect owner, Operational or managerial control 01/01/2025
Anderson, Marlene Indirect owner 04/01/2021
Anderson, Wayne Indirect owner 04/01/2021
Cadet Investment LLC Direct owner, Indirect owner 04/01/2021
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Direct owner 04/01/2021
Gulledge, Scott Indirect owner, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 04/01/2021
Gulledge, Travis Indirect owner, Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 10/01/2021
Howard, Steven Indirect owner 04/01/2021
Poky - 5r LLC Direct owner 04/01/2021
Scenic Development LLC Direct owner, Operational or managerial control 04/01/2021
Wood, Gilbert Indirect owner, Operational or managerial control 04/01/2021
Wsg LLC Direct owner, Indirect owner 04/01/2021
Dehaven, Katherine Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 01/16/2024
Oconner, Michael Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 04/05/2021
Pivotal Health Care LLC Operational or managerial control, Additional disclosable party 04/01/2021
Healthcare Accounting Services, LLC Additional disclosable party 04/01/2021
Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation Additional disclosable party 04/05/2021
Summit Care, LLC Additional disclosable party 04/01/2021

Of the 18 parties disclosed here, 12 hold an ownership interest; the rest are recorded in a management, officer, financial, or other disclosable capacity. A percentage is shown only where Medicare published one — for most disclosed parties it publishes none.

Other options nearby

Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.

FacilityMilesRating Nurse hrsWeekend
Edgewater, A Wesleylife Community
West Des Moines
0.7 4 1.20 −38%
Arbor Springs of West Des Moines L L C
West Des Moines
0.7 2 0.36 −51%
Harmony West Des Moines
West Des Moines
3.3 1 0.58 −30%
Deerfield Health Care Center
Urbandale
3.7 5 1.61 −26%
Walnut Ridge
Clive
4.1 5 1.12 −37%
Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center
West Des Moines
5.7 0.62 −53%
Karen Acres Care Center
Urbandale
6.9 5 0.78 −43%
Royal Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Urbandale
7.4 1 0.50 −36%

Weekend column shows the change in registered-nurse coverage at weekends compared with weekdays.

Worth asking on a visit

Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.

  1. Can I visit on a Sunday rather than a weekday? How many registered nurses are on duty then, and for how many residents?
  2. Turnover here is about 56%. How long has the director of nursing been in post?
  3. Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?

Where these numbers come from

All figures are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Different measures cover different periods — some are considerably older than others, so each is dated separately below rather than under one "last updated" stamp.

Staffing hours
Jan–Mar 2026
Staff turnover
calendar year 2025
Inspections & citations
Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
Fines & penalties
last 3 years
Ownership
as reported to Medicare
Star rating & file release
CMS file dated 1 July 2026

We report what the records say and don't draw conclusions about care quality. If you believe something on this page is wrong — email a correction. It reaches a person, not a form. We check every report, fix what is wrong, and say so on the page; see how we handle corrections. If you work at this facility and our figures disagree with your own records, we want to hear that too.