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The Bridges at Ankeny

3510 Northwest Ablilene Road, Ankeny, IA 50023 · Polk County · one of 387 skilled nursing facilities in Iowa
Its Medicare cost report, line by line ↓
100
certified beds
2 / 5
overall CMS rating
For-profit
ownership type
94.9%
occupancy, Oct 2026: 95 residents a day · Iowa 81.4%
1.40
case mix, 0.99x the national average
3.55
nurse hours per resident day · Iowa 3.82
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How The Bridges at Ankeny compares

Better than most of Polk County on 4 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202694.9%Better than mostHigher than 23 of the 29 other buildings in Polk County, level with 1

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 90.5%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day3.55Behind mostHigher than 7 of the 27 other buildings in Polk County

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 3.93. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating2 / 5Behind mostHigher than 9 of the 28 other buildings in Polk County, level with 2

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating2 / 5Mid-packHigher than 9 of the 28 other buildings in Polk County, level with 5

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 2 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating3 / 5Behind mostHigher than 5 of the 26 other buildings in Polk County, level with 3

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 4 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than 14 of the 27 other buildings in Polk County, level with 5

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day0.94Better than mostHigher than 19 of the 27 other buildings in Polk County

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.75. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited8Better than mostFewer than 17 of the 29 other buildings in Polk County

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 12. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Better than most of Iowa on 3 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202694.9%Better than mostHigher than 344 of the 383 other buildings in Iowa, level with 2

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 83.5%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day3.55Behind mostHigher than 148 of the 380 other buildings in Iowa, level with 1

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 3.69. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating2 / 5Behind mostHigher than 73 of the 384 other buildings in Iowa, level with 71

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating2 / 5Behind mostHigher than 77 of the 384 other buildings in Iowa, level with 88

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating3 / 5Behind mostHigher than 45 of the 380 other buildings in Iowa, level with 91

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 4 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than 196 of the 382 other buildings in Iowa, level with 102

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day0.94Better than mostHigher than 298 of the 377 other buildings in Iowa, level with 4

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.69. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited8Mid-packFewer than 177 of the 386 other buildings in Iowa, the same as 17

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 8. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

From its cost report and Medicaid rate, against Iowa
Net margin00.0%

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Medicaid share of days00.0%

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Medicaid rate$000

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Tap a line for what it measures and the middle of the set. Each count leaves this building out. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026; CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

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3510 Northwest Ablilene Road, Ankeny, IA
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Map · Polk County
Polk County, Iowa
8 skilled nursing facilities; average overall rating 4.9, Iowa 3.1.
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Cost report, against Iowa
Each line is what this building filed with Medicare for its latest full year, beside the middle building in Iowa. The rank counts from the top: 1st is the highest figure among Iowa's filing buildings on that line, out of the buildings that filed it. The arrow beside a figure compares it with the building's own full year before: green is better, red is worse, grey is neither. Shares and margins move in points. A line standing on fewer than 20 filings is not ranked. Operating expense is the cost report's own operating line. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus that line.
Medicare cost reports, as filed

This year’s cost report looks incomplete for this building, so we’re not running the numbers on it yet. What the buildings in Iowa that filed reported is below.

Line
State median
Reports
OccupancyPatient days as a share of available bed days, both off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
81.2%
369
Medicare share of daysTraditional Medicare days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
5.2%
370
Medicaid share of daysMedicaid days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
54.1%
368
Patient revenue per patient dayNet patient revenue off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days off Worksheet S-3 Part I. Blended across every payer.
$332
372
Operating expense per patient dayTotal operating expense off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus this line.
$334
372
Net income per patient dayNet income off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days.
$7
372
Net marginNet income off Worksheet G-3 over net patient revenue off the same worksheet.
2.0%
370
Quality and staffing
CMS Care Compare · Oct 2026
Overall rating2 / 5 · state 3.1
Health inspection2 / 5 · state 2.8
Staffing3 / 5 · state 3.8
RN hours per resident per day0.94 · state 0.74
Overall rating, last 8 quarters
054Q3’243Q4’243Q1’252Q2’252Q3’253Q4’253Q1’263Q2’26latest
down 1 star over the 8 quarters shown

CMS sets the overall star rating from health inspections, staffing and quality measures. The occupancy percentage is not the star rating. Occupancy compares average residents with certified beds. Certified beds can include beds the home chooses not to fill; this figure does not tell us why beds are unused.

Resident care
CMS quality measures · 2025Q3 to 2026Q2 · Oct 2026
measurethis buildingIowanationrecent quarters
Needed more help with daily activities18.8%worse than state16.6%13.5%2025Q2: 20.8%2025Q3: 18.8%2025Q4: 17.5%2026Q1: 20.3%2026Q2: 18.3%
20.8% → 18.3%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Catheter inserted and left in0.0%better than state1.4%0.7%2025Q2: 0.0%2025Q3: 0.0%2025Q4: 0.0%2026Q1: 0.0%2026Q2: 0.0%
0.0% → 0.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Urinary tract infection2.7%worse than state2.4%1.5%2025Q2: 3.1%2025Q3: 1.4%2025Q4: 1.4%2026Q1: 3.9%2026Q2: 4.0%
3.1% → 4.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Fall with major injury3.7%better than state3.9%3.2%2025Q2: 3.1%2025Q3: 2.7%2025Q4: 2.8%2026Q1: 5.2%2026Q2: 4.0%
3.1% → 4.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Newly given an antipsychotic (short stay)1.3%better than state2.1%1.5%2025Q2: 0.8%2025Q3: 0.7%2025Q4: 2.1%2026Q1: 1.6%2026Q2: 0.8%
0.8% → 0.8%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Ability to walk independently worsened20.4%worse than state15.2%12.7%2025Q3: 27.7%2025Q4: 15.3%2026Q1: 25.3%2026Q2: 13.4%
27.7% → 13.4%
Q3’25 to Q2’26
Pressure ulcers3.9%better than state4.1%4.5%2025Q2: 0.0%2025Q3: 2.8%2025Q4: 4.1%2026Q1: 3.3%2026Q2: 5.2%
0.0% → 5.2%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Given an antipsychotic4.8%better than state19.8%15.4%2025Q2: 2.1%2025Q3: 5.1%2025Q4: 1.8%2026Q1: 1.7%2026Q2: 10.5%
2.1% → 10.5%
Q2’25 to Q2’26

Each figure is the share of residents, so lower is better. The building's figure, the state's and the nation's are CMS's four-quarter averages; the small bars are single quarters, which move more than the average does.

Surveys and enforcement
CMS health inspections
Mar 2026
last standard survey
8
deficiencies cited · Iowa avg 9.3
$9,110
fines, last 3 years
2024
last change of ownership on the federal file
Reported
CMS affiliation

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Medicaid in Iowa
state rate files
$303
median daily rate across the Iowa buildings in our rate book, Jul 2026 file
Iowa rates and what changed ›
Polk County
buildingbedsoverallChildserve Habilitation Center745 / 5Deerfield Health Care Center305 / 5Karen Acres Care Center355 / 5Mill-pond605 / 5On With Life Long Term Care405 / 5Prairie Vista Village465 / 5Scottish Rite Park Inc515 / 5Brio of Johnston, LLC364 / 5
All Iowa buildings in Polk County ›
Also in Ankeny, IA
3 other certified skilled nursing facilities in Ankeny
buildingbedsoverallMill-pond605 / 5On With Life284 / 5Sunny View Care Center942 / 5
Iowa at a glance
387
buildings
25,131
licensed beds
80%
occupancy
53%
for-profit
Iowa market intelligence report ›
What changed in Iowa
Top Ten States That Lead the Nation in Nursing Home Short-Staffing Violations
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Live legislation, Iowa ›
The neighborhood
Street map © OpenStreetMap · satellite © Esri · pins: CMS Care Compare · loads as you reach it
Nearby skilled nursing
buildingbedsoveralloccupancySunny View Care CenterAnkeny · 0.0 mi942 / 5over 85%On With LifeAnkeny · 1.6 mi284 / 5over 85%Mill-pondAnkeny · 2.2 mi605 / 5over 85%Bishop Drumm Retirement CenterJohnston · 5.3 mi1501 / 570-85%Childserve Habilitation CenterJohnston · 5.6 mi745 / 5over 85%On With Life Long Term CarePolk City · 6.2 mi405 / 5over 85%
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About this data
What is the CMS overall rating of The Bridges at Ankeny?
The Bridges at Ankeny in Ankeny, IA carries an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
How many beds does The Bridges at Ankeny have?
The Bridges at Ankeny is certified for 100 beds in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
How full is The Bridges at Ankeny?
CMS's reported average residents put The Bridges at Ankeny's occupancy in the over 85% band in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
Source: CMS Provider Information, Care Compare and Payroll-Based Journal staffing · CMS files dated October 2026.
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Source: CMS Provider Information and Care Compare, Oct 2026 files. Tracked every month in SNFRadar's system.