Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa · CCN 161500
3000 Easton Blvd
13 federal deficiencies across 5 surveys, June 17, 2022 to March 13, 2025.
Excludes the inspector’s preamble, which is not a finding
Federal surveys with at least one deficiency
Findings against a Condition of Participation — a compliance grade, not a measure of harm
What level the findings sit at
- Standard-level13100.0%
- A requirement within a Condition of Participation. The Condition itself was not cited.
These are compliance grades, not harm grades: how deep in the regulation a finding sits, not whether anyone was harmed.
Who conducted the surveys
CHAP, State Agency.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- L0548Content of Plan of Care1
- L0552Review of the Plan of Care1
- L0553Review of the Plan of Care1
- L0555Coordination of Services1
- L0596Counseling Services1
Survey record
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Reaccreditation | 2 | — |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Complaint | 1 | — |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Complaint | 1 | — |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Complaint | 1 | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Reaccreditation | 8 | — |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from June 17, 2022 to March 13, 2025. The inspectors’ written findings come from a single CMS survey-report extract.
Federal survey findings only. State licensure findings for hospices are not shown.
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