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Bishop Drumm Retirement Center

An independent review of Bishop Drumm Retirement Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

5837 Winwood Drive · Johnston, IA 50131 · 150 beds
Phone: 5152701100
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility raises serious safety concerns and ranks well below its peers.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs Special Focus Facility status; $258,177 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
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Recent News August 2026 federal update

As of the August 2026 federal update, there were no changes to this facility's Medicare ratings, Special Focus watch-list status, fines, or complaints since the prior release.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
1 / 5
Staffing
★★★★
4 / 5
Health Inspection
1 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★
3 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • On the federal Special Focus Facility watch list for persistent quality problems.
  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (1 of 5 stars).
  • $258,177 in federal fines across 4 penalties.

How it compares vs. 389 IA nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of IA homes
Staffing rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 38% of IA homes
Health-inspection rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of IA homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.64064hrs
Better than 46% of IA homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.80894hrs
Better than 68% of IA homes
RN turnover
32.1%
Better than 63% of IA homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Iowa, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Special Focus Facility Enhanced oversight
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

4
Fines
$258,177
Total fines
3
Payment denials
7
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.80894
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.64064
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.33025
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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