Scottish Rite Park

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 1, 2026

• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 25, 2025

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 25, 2025

• Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 2, 2025

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 2, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 15, 2024

• Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 24, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 12, 2024

• Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 25, 2024

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 25, 2024

• Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 1, 2024

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 1, 2024

• Provide emergency officials' contact information.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 25, 2023

• Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 9, 2023

• Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 22, 2023

• Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 31, 2023

• Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 1, 2023

• Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 24, 2023

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 22, 2023

• Have a properly constructed or installed hyperbaric treatment facility.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 31, 2023

• Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 31, 2023

• Use approved construction type or materials.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 21, 2023

• Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 16, 2023

• Install proper backup exit lighting.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 1, 2023

• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 16, 2023

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 16, 2023

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 11, 2023

• Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 16, 2023

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 1, 2023

• Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 25, 2023

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 30, 2023

Scottish Rite Park offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Scottish Rite Park is located at 2909 Woodland Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa.

Most reviewers describe Scottish Rite Park as an elegant, well-maintained community with attentive, caring staff, and several families with long-term residents praise the care center highly. A few reviewers report serious concerns about slow response to call lights, hygiene issues, rude staff, and inexperienced nursing leadership.

Scottish Rite Park had 5 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 31 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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