Page 16 of Best Nursing Homes in Iowa

Estherville Community Care Center in Estherville, Iowa, delivers nursing home support, skilled nursing services, hospice and palliative programs, and short-term respite stays. Hospice and palliative care concentrate on comfort management for residents facing serious conditions, while respite admissions offer temporary care when primary caregivers require time away.

Featuring 46 beds, the smaller property offers both private rooms for single occupancy and semiprivate layouts for shared living. In-house services include short-term physical rehabilitation and long-term residence options, and residents may keep pets on site. Records show a total nurse staffing level of 3 hours and 48 minutes per resident daily.

Individuals evaluating regional care options can reach out to Estherville Community Care Center to check current room availability or plan a tour of the grounds. Funding choices include Medicare for post-hospital recovery, Medicaid for long-term stays, and private payment.

Overview of Bethany Life

Bethany Life in Story City, Iowa, delivers a full continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing. Assisted living programs support residents with routine daily activities like bathing, dressing, and managing medication. Independent living options provide private residential spaces with shared community amenities. Dedicated memory care features a secured setting for individuals experiencing cognitive challenges, while temporary respite stays assist primary family caregivers who require short-term coverage.

Established in 1914, this 126-bed community operates under administrator Morgan Voga. On-site metrics indicate an average of 4 hours and 19 minutes of direct nursing time allocated to each resident daily. Amenities include physical rehabilitation services, an on-site spa for salon appointments, and Tom & Stevie’s Bistro, which serves three daily meals. Located in an area with a 56 walk score, the setting enables residents to run select errands nearby without a car. Financial policies accept Medicare for post-hospital therapy, Medicaid, and direct private pay.

Families exploring continuous care options or short-term respite care can connect with Bethany Life to inquire about apartment availability, review payment programs, or arrange a personal tour.

Arbor Springs West Des Moines in West Des Moines, IA, provides skilled nursing, long-term nursing home care, memory care, and respite stays. Nursing services deliver continuous clinical support, while specialized memory care focuses on individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Short-term respite stays allow temporary care when family caregivers require time away, enabling residents to access dedicated dementia support during brief visits.

Administrator Eric Klouse oversees the 56-bed community, where total nurse staffing averages 6 hours and 24 minutes per resident per day. Financial arrangements include Medicare coverage alongside private payment. On-site amenities include a beauty shop, rehabilitation services, Montessori-based programming, and family support resources.

Surrounding the property, a walk score of 30 indicates a car-dependent neighborhood where non-driving residents rely on personal or arranged transportation for off-site trips and local errands.

Prospective residents seeking specialized memory care or skilled nursing in Polk County can reach out to Arbor Springs West Des Moines to learn more about admissions or tour the campus.

Overview of Ramsey Village Continuing Care

Ramsey Village Continuing Care offers nursing home, assisted living, independent living, memory care, residential care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Des Moines, Iowa. Skilled nursing and nursing home care include licensed nursing on site around the clock. Assisted living provides help with bathing, dressing, and medication while the resident keeps an apartment, while independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care.

Memory care is provided in a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Residential care offers a supported residential setting, and respite care provides a short stay when a family caregiver needs to travel or recover. The range of care options may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since moving to another care level can happen without leaving the community.

The community has 78 beds, with one bedroom and two bedroom housing options. A two bedroom layout may suit a couple moving together or someone who wants a companion. Starting monthly prices are $3,095 for independent living, $6,444 for assisted living, and $8,147 for memory care, giving families an entry rate for budgeting at each care level; Ramsey Village Continuing Care accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 39 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident. Residents can use the beauty salon and barber shop, community library, exercise room, and courtyards, while scheduled outings and shopping trips offer activities beyond the community. Pets are allowed, so a resident with a pet can consider keeping the animal with them, and Laura Coco serves as the administrator.

Ramsey Village Continuing Care is in the Drake neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa. Its Walk Score is 38 and is classified as car dependent, so most errands require a car or a ride rather than a short walk.

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Overview of NewAldaya Lifescapes

NewAldaya Lifescapes offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Cedar Falls, IA. Independent living means private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication management. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Respite care offers a short stay when a family caregiver needs to travel or recover, and skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Several care levels are available in one community. That may suit a resident whose needs grow over time and who may be able to continue living there rather than start over elsewhere. NewAldaya Lifescapes has 112 beds, with a 91% occupancy rate, meaning most beds are occupied. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 53 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nurse time allocated to each resident.

Residents can use rehabilitation services, a wellness center, fitness classes, and recreational activities within the community. New Day Salon and Spa offers an on-site place for salon and spa services, while Main Street, River Rock Café, Elm’s Pub, and Vern’s General Store provide named destinations for dining, refreshments, and shopping. Religious services are also available at Good Shepherd Chapel.

Payment options include Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay. Medicaid can help families whose savings may not cover a long stay, while Medicare applies to short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence. A Walk Score of 64 means the area is somewhat walkable, with some errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may be able to complete some nearby errands independently. Crystal Jasper serves as the administrator.

Windmill Manor is a nursing home in Coralville, Iowa, offering skilled nursing and memory care. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for residents at risk of wandering. The home has 120 beds and several care levels, which may suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to another community.

Windmill Manor accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Families therefore have several ways to cover care, depending on eligibility and available resources. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 52 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Jim Kooken serves as the administrator.

Rehabilitation services include the Bounce Back Rehabilitation Program and outpatient therapy services, giving residents access to therapy during recovery or through outpatient care. There are also structured options for physical and mental wellness. AJ’s Fitness Center and Wellness Program supports fitness activities, while the Memory Lane fitness for the mind program focuses on mental wellness.

A restorative exercise program gives residents at North Crest Living Center structured work on holding onto physical function. Speech therapy is available too. Both belong to a short-term rehabilitation track that assumes the stay ends.

Consider someone who fell and suffered serious injury. Weight-bearing limits are easy for a surgeon to state but harder for a family to consistently enforce at home. A recovery stay does the enforcing.

The home holds 62 beds, with occupancy at 92%. An opening may not arrive in the same week that the need for one arises. Nursing time lands at 4 hours and 55 minutes per resident daily.

No hour of any day passes her without there being licensed nursing on duty. Payment routes are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Medicaid becomes the question once savings stop covering the monthly cost.

An in-house beauty and barber service handles haircuts without a trip out. Transportation to medical appointments is arranged, and recreational and spiritual activities are on the calendar. This suits an older adult needing steady nursing or a short recovery stay with an end date. Kelley Seitz serves as its administrator.

Overview of Elm Crest Senior Living Community

Elm Crest Senior Living Community is a continuing care retirement community in Harlan, IA, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing. Independent living provides a private home with community services but no daily care, while assisted living adds help with bathing, dressing, medication, and other daily tasks while the resident keeps an apartment.

Memory care is provided in a secured setting with supervision for someone who may be at risk of wandering. Nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock. With several care levels in one community, Elm Crest can suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to a different community.

The community opened in 1958 and has 50 beds. Housing includes studios, one bedroom units, and two bedroom units, with a two bedroom layout potentially suiting a couple moving together or someone who wants a companion. Rehabilitation therapy and short term rehab are available for residents recovering over a temporary period.

A barber, beauty shop, and spa provide grooming services on site, while the chapel and religious services offer an on site setting for worship. Transportation is available for residents who need help traveling beyond the community. The community has 4h 18m of total nurse staffing per resident per day, meaning that amount of daily hands on nursing time is assigned per resident. Payment options are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, and Leah Mulbauer serves as the administrator. A Walk Score of 50 places the area in the somewhat walkable band, so some errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives may be able to manage certain local trips independently.

Hallmark Care Center operates out of Mount Vernon, IA, providing assisted living, hospice care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing. Assisted living provides a second pair of hands for bathing, dressing, and medication, and the resident keeps a private living space. Skilled nursing marks the point where a family stops managing the care themselves and hands it to licensed staff.

Nursing home care is for the resident whose needs are ongoing rather than temporary. Hospice belongs to the other end of that, where comfort rather than recovery is the object. Fifty-five beds and 4 hours and 17 minutes of nursing per resident per day are the two numbers describing the scale of the place.

The smaller size is also quieter, which is part of what draws somebody to a building this size. Rehabilitation Services, Short-Term Rehab, and Rehab-to-Home are all on the list, and the last of those says outright what the stay is aimed at.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are all accepted. Medicare takes the skilled weeks that follow a hospital admission and stops there. Medicaid becomes the route once a family’s own funds stop reaching across a long stay.

Somebody whose needs run to nursing care, hospice support, or a recovery stretch before going home fits the shape of this place. The area comes out very walkable, and the number behind that is 73 on Walk Score. For a resident who no longer drives, a fair part of the week is spent on foot.

Overview of Trinity Center at Luther Park

Trinity Center at Luther Park operates out of Des Moines, IA, with memory care, independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and nursing home care on the license.

The services fall under independent living, and the daily care does not. What assisted living adds on top is help with dressing, bathing, and medication management. A wandering risk is addressed at the memory care level, secured and kept under watch.

Skilled nursing marks the tier where a licensed nurse has to do the work. With five care levels on one license, a growing need does not send anybody at Trinity Center at Luther Park looking elsewhere.

Across 120 beds, each resident’s daily nursing care works out to 4 hours and 40 minutes. A family has more than one route to settling the bill. There’s Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

A Walk Score of 91 makes the area a walker’s paradise, and daily errands require no car at all. Rehabilitation Services are named, and Religious Services with them. Christian Values and Spiritual Support are amenities named here.

Pets are allowed, and the administrator here is Rick Colby.