Page 15 of Best Senior Communities in Iowa

Overview of Oakwood Place at Ridgecrest Village

Oakwood Place at Ridgecrest Village in Davenport, Iowa, offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing care. Independent living provides a private residence without daily care, while assisted living supports everyday tasks such as dressing, bathing, and taking medication; memory care offers a secured setting with supervision, and skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

The community has 90 beds and opened in 1966, with Trudy Whittington serving as administrator. Its range of care levels may be a good fit for a resident whose needs grow over time, because the resident can move to another level of care without leaving the community; named programs include Oakwood Place Assisted Living, Oakwood Gardens Memory Care, Crest Health Care Skilled, and 24 Hour Care, while rehabilitation services support residents recovering from illness or injury and pets are allowed for residents who want to live with one.

Overview of Solon Assisted Living Village

Solon Assisted Living Village offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing home services, including skilled nursing, in Solon, IA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident maintains a private living space, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Independent living includes private condos with community services and no daily care, and skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

The community has 36 beds, placing it in the smaller-community range where staff and residents may get to know each other. Physician services, skilled rehabilitation nursing, and outpatient therapy are available through the community, giving residents access to medical and rehabilitation services through its programs.

Melissa Reed serves as the administrator. A Walk Score of 54 means the area is somewhat walkable, with some errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may be able to complete certain errands independently. The multiple care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since care can change without leaving the community.

Hammond Center for Assisted Living provides assisted living, nursing care, skilled nursing, and hospice care in Grinnell, Iowa. Assisted living helps with daily tasks while residents live in apartments. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, and hospice care supports residents receiving end of life care.

Several care services share one community here. That may suit a resident whose needs change over time and who may be able to remain at Hammond Center as care needs grow. The community has 20 assisted living apartments, giving residents in that setting apartment style living, and 38 beds overall, making it a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other. Staff are on site 24 hours, including overnight.

There are places to stay active. A fitness center and walking track provide on site spaces for exercise, while a pool table and theater area offer additional recreation. In Grant Township, the Walk Score is 82, meaning the area is very walkable: most errands can be done on foot, and a resident who no longer drives can still reach shops, a pharmacy, or cafes independently. Dion Schrack serves as the administrator.

Overview of Center Point Heights

Center Point Heights offers assisted living, independent living, and respite care in Center Point, Iowa. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps a private living space. Independent living is for residents who live privately with community services and no daily care. Respite care provides a short term stay when a usual caregiver needs time to travel, recover, or manage other responsibilities.

Several care options are available here. With independent living and assisted living in the same community, Center Point Heights may suit a resident whose daily care needs could grow over time and who wants to remain in one community. The home has 72 beds, and Sabrina Tippey serves as its administrator. The starting price is $68,000, but the confirmed facts do not specify a care level or billing period for that amount.

Most errands require a car or a ride. A Walk Score of 40 places the community in a car dependent setting, so residents should not expect to complete most errands on foot.

Overview of Hansen House

Hansen House offers assisted living and memory care in Council Bluffs, IA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps a private living space. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and having both care levels allows a resident whose needs grow to remain in the community rather than start over elsewhere. Hansen House may be a good fit for someone who needs memory care now or may need a higher level of support over time.

Hansen House has 54 beds, making it a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know one another. The residence is in the Kane Township neighborhood, and Cassie Erwin serves as its administrator.

Forest Plaza Al is an assisted living community offering respite care and short-term rehabilitation in Forest City, IA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management while a resident lives in their own apartment. Respite care provides a short stay for someone whose usual caregiver needs time to travel or recover, while short-term rehabilitation supports a temporary rehabilitation stay rather than long-term residence.

Forest Plaza Al opened in 2001 and has 80 beds. Joseph Peters serves as the administrator. The community may be a good fit for someone who needs daily support, a temporary caregiving break, or a defined rehabilitation stay.

A salon and spa are available on site for personal grooming. Residents can take part in activities such as Community Coffee, Happy Hour, Music Therapy, exercise, crafts, BINGO, and scheduled worship services.

A Walk Score of 68 places the area in the somewhat walkable category, meaning some errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives may be able to manage select outings independently.

Overview of Timberland Village

Timberland Village offers assisted living and independent living in Story City, IA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication, while independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care. Having both care levels on one campus can suit a resident whose needs grow over time, and the 48-bed size may suit someone who prefers a smaller community.

A Walk Score of 56 means the area is somewhat walkable, with some errands possible on foot, giving a resident who no longer drives an option for handling select nearby errands independently. Cindi Martin serves as the administrator.

Restaurant-style dining gives residents meals in a restaurant-style setting, while a barber shop and beauty salon provide grooming services on site. Transportation, chaplain services, Twin Homes Retirement Living, and Catered Living are also available, giving residents access to scheduled rides, spiritual support, and the community’s named living programs.

Aspen Heights Assisted Living provides assisted living and independent living in Hull, IA. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living adds help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing and medication. With both care levels available, Aspen Heights Assisted Living may be a good fit for a resident whose needs may grow over time and who could move between them without leaving the community.

The community has 48 beds, placing it in the smaller-community range where staff and residents may get to know each other. Its Walk Score is 39, a car-dependent setting where most errands require a car or a ride, so residents who no longer drive would generally need transportation for those errands.

Judy Hoppe serves as the administrator. Recreation programs give residents opportunities to take part in planned activities.

Overview of Clearview Home

Hospice care, adult day care, memory care, respite care, assisted living, nursing home, and skilled nursing are what Clearview Home delivers in Mount Ayr, IA. The nursing home and skilled nursing sides are the ones described by the clock, with licensed nursing on-site at every hour.

Assisted living is the lighter arrangement, defined by tasks rather than by illness. Dressing, medication help, and bathing assistance are the tasks involved. Memory care answers something narrower, offering a building nobody can walk out of and staff who are watching.

The other end of the same list is hospice care, and adult day care is an average day, with people arriving in the morning and leaving at night. One building, therefore, covers both. Respite care is the brief one, still a full admission, taken up while the usual caregiver is away or recovering.

Seven care levels in one place suit someone whose needs may grow while requiring they stay at the same address. The license covers 82 beds. Nursing time per resident, per day, is 3 hours and 50 minutes of hands-on care.

Rehabilitation services are handled on-site, so therapy joins the week without a trip outside booked for it. Barber and beautician services are named, with nutrition counseling, pharmacy, specialized dietary services, and mobile meals. That same list includes a Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care Unit.

A Walk Score of 52 rates the surrounding streets somewhat walkable, so some errands are on foot, and the rest are not. For somebody who has given up driving, that independence is partial. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are the payment routes, and Gary Routh is the administrator.

Deerfield Health Care Center is a skilled nursing facility located in Urbandale, IA, south of Deer Ridge Park. This is a 30-bed Medicare and Medicaid certified facility providing skilled nursing services and rehabilitation, both for their long-term, and short-term patients. Other services they provide to their residents are post acute-care for patients who had recent surgery for accidents, or treatments for a disease or illness.

However small, the residents and patients of this nursing facility are able to enjoy their amenities such as; housekeeping services, medication management, meal preparation and restaurant style dining experience, grooming services, and community sponsored activities designed to help boost the residents’ physical and cognitive health.